Why has the monkey a short tail? 怒る おこる<いかる v5r, vi (1) to get angry (2) to get mad (3) to tell someone off (4) to scold (5) to be angular (6) to be square 一番 いちばん n-adv (1) best (2) first (3) number one (4) game (5) round (6) bout (7) fall (8) event (in a meet) 洗濯 せんたく n, vs (1) washing (2) laundry 大変 たいへん adv, adj-na, n (1) very (2) greatly (3) immense (4) enormous (5) great (6) serious (7) grave (8) dreadful (9) terrible (10) difficult (11) hard (12) major incident (13) disaster 此れから これから n-t after this 入る<這入る はいる v5r (1) to enter (2) to break into (3) to join (4) to enroll (5) to contain (6) to hold (7) to accommodate (8) to have (an income of) では conj, int (1) then (2) well (3) so (4) well then 木<樹 き n (1) tree (2) wood (3) timber 島<嶋 しま n (1) island (2) territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.) (3) turf 近く ちかく n-adv, n, n-suf, adv (1) near (2) neighbourhood (3) neighborhood (4) vicinity (5) nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year") (6) close to (7) shortly (8) soon 直ぐに すぐに adv (1) instantly (2) immediately 何でも なんでも adv, exp (1) any (2) whatever one likes (3) by all means (4) anything (5) everything 体<身体<躰<躯 からだ<しんたい n (1) body (2) health 心臓 しんぞう n heart 医者 いしゃ n (1) (medical) doctor (2) physician 薬 くすり n (1) medicine (2) pharmaceuticals (3) (legal) drugs (4) efficacious chemical (i.e. gunpowder, pesticide, etc.) (5) (pottery) glaze (6) small bribe 色々<色色 いろいろ n, adj-na, adj-no, adv, adv-to (1) various (2) various colors (colours) 病気 びょうき n, adj-no (1) illness (2) disease (3) sickness 様 さま n, suf (1) Mr, Mrs or Ms (2) used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite (3) manner (4) kind (5) appearance 后<妃 きさき<きさい n (1) empress (2) queen 王様<王さま おうさま n king 竜宮城 りゅうぐうじょう unspecified Palace of the Dragon God 何千 なんぜん n many thousands 切る きる suf, v5r, vt, suf (1) to cut (usu. to cut through) (2) to sever (connections, ties) (3) to turn off (i.e. the light) (4) to terminate (i.e. a conversation) (5) to hang up (the phone) (6) to disconnect (7) to punch (a ticket) (8) to tear off (a stub) (9) to open (something sealed) (10) to start (11) to set (a limit) (12) to reduce (13) to decrease (14) to discount (15) to shake off (water, etc.) (16) to let drip-dry (or drain) (17) to cross (18) to do (something noticeable) (19) to turn (a vehicle) (20) to cut (the ball) (21) to shuffle (cards) (22) to trump (23) (in Go) to isolate (an opponent's stone) (24) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish (25) to complete 力 ちから n (1) force (2) strength (3) might (4) vigour (vigor) (5) energy (6) capability (7) ability (8) proficiency (9) capacity (10) faculty (11) efficacy (12) effect (13) effort (14) endeavours (endeavors) (15) exertions (16) power (17) authority (18) influence (19) good offices (20) agency (21) support (22) help (23) aid (24) assistance (25) stress (26) emphasis (27) means (28) resources 駄目 だめ<ダメ adj-na, n (1) useless (2) no good (3) hopeless 顔 かお n face (person) もっと adv (1) (some) more (2) even more (3) longer (4) further より adv, prt (1) from (2) out of (3) since (4) than (5) other than (6) more (7) more than 体<身体<躰<躯 からだ<しんたい n (1) body (2) health 重い おもい adj-i (1) heavy (2) massive (3) serious (4) important (5) severe (6) oppressed 冷たい つめたい<つべたい adj-i (1) cold (to the touch) (2) chilly (3) icy (4) freezing (5) coldhearted (6) unfeeling 入れる<容れる<函れる いれる v1, vt (1) to put in (2) to let in (3) to take in (4) to bring in (5) to insert (6) to set (a jewel, etc.) (7) to admit (8) to accept (9) to employ (10) to hire (11) to accept (12) to comply (13) to grant (14) to adopt (a policy, etc.) (15) to take (advice, etc.) (16) to listen to (17) to pay attention to (18) to include (19) to pay (one's rent, etc.) (20) to cast (a vote) (21) to make (tea, coffee, etc.) (22) to turn on (a switch, etc.) (23) to send (a fax) (24) to call 岩<巌<磐 いわ<いわお n (1) rock (2) crag 寒い さむい<さぶい adj-i cold (e.g. weather) 簡単<簡短 かんたん adj-na, n simple 遣る やる v5r, vt, aux-v (1) to do (2) to have sexual intercourse (3) to kill (4) to give (to inferiors, animals, etc.) (5) to do for (inferiors) (6) to send (e.g. somebody somewhere) (7) to dispatch (e.g. letter) (despatch) (8) to move (something to) (9) to row (a boat) (10) (used in place of other verb) to have (eat, drink, smoke) (11) to study (12) to run or operate (a restaurant) 聞く<聴く<訊く きく v5k, vt (1) to hear (2) to listen (e.g. to music) (3) to ask (4) to enquire 熊 くま n bear (animal) 短い<短かい みじかい adj-i short 長い<永い ながい adj-i (1) long (distance) (2) long (time) (3) lengthy 何千 なんぜん n many thousands 骨 ほね adj-na, n bone 海月<水母 くらげ<すいぼ<クラゲ n (1) jellyfish (2) medusa 尾 お n (1) tail (2) ridge 猿 さる<まし<ましら n (1) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata) (2) sly person (3) sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) (4) clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook (5) bathhouse prostitute