throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one; self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
self-centered; stuck on oneself
faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
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
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
light blue; pale blue; aqua
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to grow up; to become an adult