senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
conference room; council room
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
attendance; presence; appearance
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
teleconference; video conferencing
alone; by oneself; on one's own
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
outsider; someone outside of a group
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
topic of discussion; agenda
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
woman; female; feminine gender
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)