to employ; to hire; to charter
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
electrical appliances; electric appliances
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
made in Japan; Japanese-made
to trample; to crush underfoot
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
imperial order; imperial decree
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
reception center (e.g. for refugees) (centre)
first sign of the Chinese calendar
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to begin talking; to open up
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
one or two; a few; small number
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)