omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
while; during; while; although; all; both
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
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
reaction; response; reaction
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
please (give me); please (do for me)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
story; tale; talk; discussion
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to entrust; to leave to a person
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that