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
lower government office (ritsuryo system); servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer; servant of an urban family; serf
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
family trade; family business; steward (of an estate)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
reason; cause; circumstances
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
information; experience; knowledge; observation
inspection; examination; check
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to pass (of time); to elapse
father and mother; parents
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
the imperial family or household
government office; agency; board
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
hey there; I say; see here
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
worldly affairs; ways of the world
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that