memory; ability to remember
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
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
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
Kinoshita Toukichirō (1920.3.25-)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
monkey-like face (e.g. protruding ears); simian features
to win favour; to win favor
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
outward appearance; apparent
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
(political) power; authority; influence
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift