fine performance; tour de force
showman who trains performing monkeys
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest
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
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
great laughter; burst of laughter
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to get thin; to taper off
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to become better; to improve
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to work hard; to work diligently
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at