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
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
farm work; field labour; field labor
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
for a while; for some time; for a period
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
ten; 10; ten years of age
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to blow through; to blow across
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly