to employ; to hire; to charter
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
of great promise; with a promising future
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to have a relationship; to have relations
pregnancy; conception; gestation
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
time; season; period; phase; stage
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
very likely; very probable
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
body; physical system; (the) person
future prospects; promise
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
notice; attention; observation
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to make a fool of someone
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable