love of animals; animal loving
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
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to name; to call; to christen; to term
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
imagination; supposition; guess
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
young master; young gentleman
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
disposition; temperament; turn of mind; atmosphere; feeling
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
writing down what one hears; account of what one hears
(written) work; book; writings
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)