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 put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
distant look; faraway look
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
return to secular life (of a monk); secularization; secularisation
your husband; her husband
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
what proportion; what percentage
wounded person; injured person
sick person; patient; invalid
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
you (plural); all of you; you all