to employ; to hire; to charter
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
for example; for instance; e.g.
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
personal; individual; private
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so