to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
front room; front parlor; lobby; anterior ventricle
breeding; raising; rearing
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
upper half of the body; upper body
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
with a momentary flash of light
violent explosion; bursting
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
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
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
famous scene (in a movie or play)