charming; fascinating; attractive
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
you could say; you might say; verging on the
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
observation; survey; watching
former prime minister; former premier; former chancellor
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
sense of smell; olfaction
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
on the occasion of; at the time of
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
don't you think?; indicates question
superior; superiors; senior
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
please (give me); please (do for me)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to have a talk; to tell a story
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award