immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
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
(a person's) family background; lineage
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
within the year; before the year is out
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
how; in what way; circumstances
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
honorific affix; honorific prefix
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
covering used to wrap a baby
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
overanxiety; needless worry
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
materials; data; document
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
reason; cause; circumstances
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
serious; not joking; straight
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to be overcome with emotion