to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
only recently; just of late
at first; in the beginning; originally
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
even if; even though; wow
to be worried; to be troubled
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
rather; sooner; preferably
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
elopement; running away with a lover
on the occasion of; at the time of
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to put one's strength into
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into