maid; helper; help; assistance
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
power; authority; jurisdiction
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
difficult to approach; inaccessible
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
while moving; on the move