to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to employ; to hire; to charter
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
finding employment; getting a job
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
scenery; scene; landscape
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to stop walking; to pause
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
crying from vexation; tears of regret
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to subsist; to keep on living