difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
parental love or affection
desperately; for one's dear life
knowing; (an) acquaintance
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to pay attention; to be watchful
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
to fold up; to fold into layers
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
file transfer protocol; FTP
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
the opposite sex; isomerism
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials