this sort of; this type of
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
ignorant of the ways of the world
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
whispering into a person's ear
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
the reason is that ...; because
frequency (of occurrence)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
management; administration; operation
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
round shape; circle; circular form
match; game; bout; contest
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to put (something) back in its place; to replace; to reposition; to move (to another place)
(not) even once; (not) ever
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?