fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to rock; to shake; to swing
complexion; colour; color; blood red
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
man; male; masculine gender
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
finding employment; getting a job
being very busy; busyness
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
one day; (on) a certain day
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
that day; the very same day
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to quit one's job; to resign
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
househusband; stay-at-home dad
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being