hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
weave; weaving; woven item
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
agreement; stipulation; contract
ordinary; common; mediocre
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
un-; non-; negative prefix
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
diligence and indolence; attendance and absence (at work)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
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
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)