to employ; to hire; to charter
as you see; as you can see
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
money paid to the government
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
graduation ceremony; commencement
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
regular customer; valued client
getting an advance (on one's salary)
second-year student; biennial
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
female high-school student
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
use; utilization; utilisation; application
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
large amount of money; great cost
to need; to call for; to require
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to become completely chilled
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)