reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
tall and lean figure; tall and slender figure
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
badge of rank; rank insignia
visit (from someone); call
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
as a child; when one was a child
next; secondly; subsequently
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
distrust; unjust suspicion
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
none of your business; not your concern
mask; disguise; guise; mask
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
selection; choice; screening
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
attendance; presence; appearance
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to put one's hand on; to touch
having no idea; having no clue
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end