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
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
guidance; leadership; leading the way
due to the fact that; because of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
every place; various places
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
complete; whole; perfect; safe
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
feeling; sense; impression
a little bit; a little while
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
lately; recently; nowadays
children's song; nursery rhyme