introduction; presentation; referral; listing
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
same; similar; (just) like; equal
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
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
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to employ; to hire; to charter
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary