to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
boastful speech; bragging
probe each other; sound each other out
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
influence; clout; leverage
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
man; male; masculine gender
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
it's been a long time; long time no see
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
(present) head of a family
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
plural; multiple; several
marital relationship; marital relations
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
moderator; host; chairman
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
upper floor (of a building)
(Japanese) empress; queen