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
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
rare; extraordinary; singular
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
the treasure that is children; child
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
pupil; disciple; follower
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
great joy; delight; jubilation
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold