pleased to make your acquaintance
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
it is I who should say so
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
returning from school; going home from school
matter of time; question of time
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to rock; to shake; to swing
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
opposite side; opposition
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...