How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
immediately; right away; on the spot
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
front; frontage; facade; main
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to make an appearance; to show up
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
knowing; (an) acquaintance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(not) a single person; (no) one
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
at that (very) moment; just then
at a stroke; with a single swoop
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
with a friendly grin; smilingly
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
intense heat; severe heat
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
construction; architecture (of buildings)