wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
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
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh
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
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
one's living; one's livelihood
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
any more; any further; any better; any longer
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
trouble; bother; annoyance
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted