pleased to make your acquaintance
vague recollection; faint memory
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
being a good listener; good listener
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to join forces; to cooperate
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
impossible; unlikely; improbable
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
great hurry; great haste; rush
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
tone (of voice); manner of talking
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse