great wealth; enormous fortune
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
tradition; legend; folklore
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
while alive; during one's lifetime
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
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 all appearances; no matter how you look at it
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted