labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
advanced level; high grade; senior
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
conviction; belief; confidence
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into