to employ; to hire; to charter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
inattention; absent-mindedness
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
clearing one's throat; cough
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
go that far; to that extent
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
single word; a few words; brief comment
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
needy circumstances; living in poverty
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain