minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
long time; long interval; for quite some time
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited
not counted (in the score); not tallied
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
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
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
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
guardian; protector; patron; parent
rest period; intermission; break time; recess