position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
magazine; journal; periodical
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
apparent age (of someone); rough age
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
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
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
admiration; being impressed (by)
see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil; the three wise monkeys
binoculars; field glasses
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
three wise monkeys (who "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil")
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
signature and seal (on calligraphy, paintings, etc.)
always contradicting what other people say; always taking the opposite stance
bell with wooden clapper; leader; guide (of the public)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant