to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such ... as; or some such
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be silent; to say nothing
talk; recital; narration; topic
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to serve; to work for; to attend
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
job; work; duties; trade; skill
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread