first meeting; first interview with
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
height (of body); stature
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
stealthily; secretly; in secret
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
cherry blossom (colour, color)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
memory; sense; experience
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being