to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
principal occupation; core business
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
surely (not); certainly (not)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro