finding employment; getting a job
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
duty; obligation; responsibility
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
flustered; confused; panicked
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
light; faint; pale; fleeting
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
throughout; all through; right through
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to look away; to turn away
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
prefix for forming ordinal numbers