to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
second day of the month; two days
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(social) class; rank; grade
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
than; from; out of; except; but; more
history of; experience of
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity