quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to say; to be called; to do
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
please; somehow or other; one way or another
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
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
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
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
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to get narrower; to contract
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
to stop (plug) one's ears
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
wild beast; wild animal; brute
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)