grasp; catch; understanding
outsider; someone outside of a group
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
superior; superiors; senior
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
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
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to feel; to sense; to experience
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be silent; to say nothing
murder; killing; murderer
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
special; particular; peculiar; unique
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
bringing; taking; carrying
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
heart; guts; nerve; central part