khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
to lead someone around by the nose
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
Sarukanigassen (folktale); The Monkey and the Crab
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
end of life; death; annihilation
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
tenth day of the month; ten days
personification; anthropomorphization
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
several times (as large, over)
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
festival; feast; carnival
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
want to ... do something; would like to ...
passage; path; route; one's way
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go