seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
royal capital; imperial capital
letter; missive; note; mail
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
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
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to throw into; to toss into
scene; spectacle; sight; view
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
village headman; village mayor
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
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
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)