regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
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
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
interior; inside; internal
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
Buddhist (household) altar
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
clanging; empty; deserted
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
orphan; person without friends
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to fret (esp. of a young child); to be fretful; to be peevish
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself