first meeting; first interview with
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
an army marches on its stomach; (lit.) you can't fight on an empty stomach
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to get tired out; to be exhausted
complexion; colour; color; blood red
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
just past noon; afternoon
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
heap; pile; stack; full measure
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)