to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
slim; slender; slight; delicate
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
(someone else's) parents; both parents
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
several times; once or twice
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
proposal; offer; request; application
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
in the same way as; just like