one's real father; natural father; biological father
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
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
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
to summer; to go away for the summer
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
inside one's heart; in one's mind
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
sympathy; compassion; pity
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat