black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
first meeting; first interview with
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
absentmindedly; in spite of oneself
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central)
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
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to begin talking; to open up
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to say; to be called; to do
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity