to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
right beside; close to; nearby
photography; taking photographs
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to add (to); to add on; to append
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
air conditioning and heating
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
interior design; interior; upholstery
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
store name; shop name; restaurant name
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
roller coaster; coaster (small mat for drinks); coaster brake
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
investment; contribution; financing
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
color photo; colour photo