how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
you can't give (use) what you don't have; nothing comes from nothing; (lit.) you can't shake sleeves you don't have
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
how; in what way; how about
how; in what way; how about; questionable
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
immediate follower (of the shogun)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(how) many times; (how) often
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
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
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
to pass (of time); to elapse