(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
youthful; young; young-looking
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
patriotic feelings; patriotism
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
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to strip; to peel; to tear off
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
recently; lately; these days