someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to employ; to hire; to charter
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
practice; practising; training; study
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
holding two or more positions concurrently
estimate (of costs); budget
please sit down; please have a seat
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
one's original family name; maiden name
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
assorted grains; cereals; millet
lowly people (Edo period); eta
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
real thing; original; actual
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy