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
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
so what!; who gives a damn?
place; position; location; position; standing; status
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
second (unit of time); arc second
engineer; technical officer
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
dullard; indecisive person
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to hide; to keep to oneself
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious