first meeting; first interview with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
such; like that; that sort of; very
to give an impression; to make an impression
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
professor; teaching; instruction
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pointing out; identification
manners; courtesy; etiquette
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to see through; to see the true nature of something
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
such ... as; or some such
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
hiding one's embarrassment