first meeting; first interview with
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
calm; composed; cool; quiet
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
discipline; training; teaching manners
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to have the privilege of doing
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
business discussion; negotiation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
manner of using one's hands
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)