to employ; to hire; to charter
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
non-player character; NPC
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
scriptwriter; screenwriter
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
how many years; how long; what year
product; produce; result; fruit
to say (something) over one's shoulder
high efficiency; high performance
elementary particle; particle
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
special quality, class or grade
open; spacious; extensive
inexpert or untrained eyes
modern civilization; modern civilisation
to be busy at work; to work diligently
fund management; fund operation
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
settlement; payment of account
encryption; encipherment; password protection
bank; banking institution
transactions; dealings; business
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact