monthly contract; paying by the month
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
wounded person; injured person
sick person; patient; invalid
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
within the jurisdiction of
cooperation; collaboration
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
formal; orthodox; in earnest
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
small profits; low interest
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
un-; non-; negative prefix
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
originally; by nature; from the start
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all