talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
feeling; sense; impression
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
ladle; tadpole; musical note
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
how; in what way; by what means
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
that's the way it is; such is life
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch