recently; lately; these days
loitering on the way; wayside grass
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
carriage; movement (of the body)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
offline meeting (face-to-face meeting by people who normally interact online)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
specified nonprofit corporation
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
license; permit; licence; certificate