first meeting; first interview with
appearance; air; condition; state; form
in proportion to; according to; depending on
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
pleased to make your acquaintance
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
technique; art; skill; move
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
something; some kind of; for some reason
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to rest; to relax; to repose
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
baboon; lecher; dirty old man; skirt-chaser
to give by tossing or throwing
to prostrate oneself (before)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
curiosity; inquisitiveness
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy