first meeting; first interview with
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
as stated; verbatim; literally
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
silence (not speaking); muteness
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
great success; huge success
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
smoothly; easily; readily
at least; at most; (even) just
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
distant look; faraway look
to be photographed; to be projected
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to be hesitant; to feel timid
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern