I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
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
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
called; known as; that; to say
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
horseplay; fooling around
society; the world; the times
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
strong independent Japanese woman from the Kochi area
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...