first meeting; first interview with
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
stepping back; drawing back
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
sympathy; compassion; pity
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
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
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole