artificial mountain in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
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 release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
looking over someone's shoulder
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
long ago; once upon a time
(some) more; even more; longer; further
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
passage; path; route; one's way
after that; afterwards; thereafter
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
moving; touching; stirring
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
disposable camera; single-use camera
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
taking a commemorative photo