company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
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
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
matter causing distress; something causing worry
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
clergyman; churchman; clergy
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall