to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
those (near the second person)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
general; popular; common; typical
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
button (clothing); push-button
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
all; entire; whole; altogether
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
power; authority; influence
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
new product; new line (of products)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)