natural voice (without a microphone)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
to carry; to bring (to a place)
pleased to make your acquaintance
yourself; himself; herself
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to throw at; to turn; to raise
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
immediately; at once; instantly
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
eye for people; ability to judge character
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove