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
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
raising and lowering; loading and unloading
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
hiding one's embarrassment
government and people; those in and out of the court or government; the entire nation
general news; miscellaneous news
weeping forsythia (Forsythiae fructus, Forsythia suspensa); weeping golden bell
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan
complication; confusion; disorder
article; news story; report; account
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
in this manner; in this way; like this
however; having said that; but
daybreak sound of a crow; (name of) poetry anthology
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
as (for); for; in the capacity of
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
sweet and sour; bittersweet
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive