to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
number of persons; personnel
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
to think of; to come up with
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
the right person in the right place
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
long ago; a long time ago; already
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
Empress Dowager; Queen Mother
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
to hold fast; to protect to the end
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
parental love; parental affection
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
with a click; with a snap
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to stop (plug) one's ears
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk