polite; respectful; reverent
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to say; to be called; to do
pleased to make your acquaintance
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to make an appearance; to show up
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
discrimination; discernment; identification
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to fall on one's backside
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to become pale; to turn pale
to examine someone's expression
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
trembling or quavering voice
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were