exchanging business cards
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to give directions; to issue instructions
honorific/polite/humble prefix
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
admiration; wonder; astonishment
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
female high-school student
something like ...; something called ...
good feeling; feeling good
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat