to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
finding employment; getting a job
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
street stall; stand; booth
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
writing on someone's behalf
work; business; company; study
bare livelihood; subsistence
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
calculating on paper; writing and arithmetic
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
private tutor; coach; governess
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
region; limits; stage; level
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable