a dirty or underhanded trick
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to sniff out; to get wind of
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
and; thereupon; because of that
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
memory; sense; experience
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
arrogant; haughty; insolent
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
by today; before the day is over
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
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
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
circular; circulating letter
martial arts school situated in a town
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
the place for; the time for; the level of
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
confused; flustered; at a loss
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
sedge hat and straw rain cape
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
now that; since; so long as; because
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)