first meeting; first interview with
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to take a breath; to take a short rest
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
register; record; printing
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)