to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
something like ...; something called ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
refinement; elegance; grace
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
don't you think?; indicates question
difference in social standing; difference in social position
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
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
emphasizes direct object of action
tediously; lengthily; wordily
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to say; to tell; to state; to do
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
and so; therefore; for that reason
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life