ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
anatomical model of the human body
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
automatic; intransitive verb
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
when it becomes; when it comes to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
school building; schoolhouse
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
senior high school; high school
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising