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
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
-less; lacking; non-existing
image; figure; figure; form; image
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
about; concerning; related to; -ish
when it becomes; when it comes to
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
minimum; at the very least
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)