depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
fortune-telling; divination
lucky color; lucky colour
journal; magazine; periodical
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
indicate reason; infers some protest
thank you for your continued patronage
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
lottery; tombola; drawing
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become better; to improve
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
rising; ascending; climbing
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
student (esp. a university student)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
independence; self-reliance
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
of all things (days, etc.)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
around the world; throughout the world
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
Himiko; Himiko (queen of Yamatai)