first meeting; first interview with
to say; to be called; to do
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
meaning; significance; sense
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
honour; honor; glory; privilege
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(sound of one's) heartbeat
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to form a pair; to pair up
fragment; one of the group or party
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)