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
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
rope; cord; policeman's rope
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
door; gate; opening; title page
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
something like ...; something called ...
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
regret; repentance; remorse
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
report card; result sheet
quitting while one is ahead
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out