to be helpful; to be useful
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
chief; main; principal; important
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
association; union; guild
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
talk; recital; narration; topic
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
association; society; organization; organisation
second grade; second class; secondary
license; permit; licence; certificate
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
subcontractor; subcontracting company
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to pick up; to find; to gather
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
loafer; free-loader; tramp; unemployed person
school expenses; education fund
future (usually near); prospects