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
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
overall victory; championship
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
than; from; out of; except; but; more
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin