to employ; to hire; to charter
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sender; consignor; remitter
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to be photographed; to be projected
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
gentle; mild; meek; tender
good young man; agreeable youth
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
steering (of a boat); steerage
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
bribe; sweetener; douceur
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to begin talking; to open up
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to throw into; to toss into