water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
financial world; business circles
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
story; tale; talk; discussion
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
formal marriage interview
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
self-consciousness; self-awareness
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
imagination; supposition; guess
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
personal feelings; self-interest
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose