maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
engineer (on a train, ship, aircraft, etc.)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to take (be in) charge of
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
three; three years of age
cooking; food preparation
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
junior high school student; middle school pupil
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
keeping things tidy and in order
cook-house; galley; kitchen
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
economic world; financial circles; business community
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
funerals and ceremonial occasions
meeting hall; assembly hall
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
so-and-so; who?; which people?
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
right and wrong; good and evil
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)