to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
receptionist; reception woman
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
honour; honor; glory; privilege
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
whole face; all over one's face
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
breath; breathing; tone; mood
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
great difference; big difference; wide margin
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to live; to make a living; to get on with
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
conference room; council room
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
food and drink; eating and drinking
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give