to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
business; trade; operations; sales
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
(necessary) personnel; required person
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to discuss; to talk together
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
gentle; mild; meek; tender
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
leaving everything up to someone else
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
going through; going via; going by way of
separation; farewell; parting
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to be affected by another's misfortune; to get caught up in trouble not of one's own making