first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
acting ability; talent as a performer
child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to live; to make a living; to get on with
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
one's share; one's portion
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
boy; son; baby boy; young man