to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
with a fixed time; with a deadline
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
appointment; assignment; promotion
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
it's not like; it isn't as if
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
liquid crystal television
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler
slim; slender; slight; delicate
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
ordinary person; unenlightened person