pleased to make your acquaintance
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
business; work; operations; service; duties
in proportion to; just as much as
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
guidance; leadership; leading the way
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to walk in on; to tread upon
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
well-mannered; courteous; polite
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
simply; merely; only; solely