for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
very young; little; childish; immature
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
marriage proposal; courtship
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)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
form; shape; figure; visage
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
in spite of; regardless of
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to pass (of time); to elapse
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
counter for wheels and flowers
surely; certainly; without doubt
affectionately; tenderly; lovingly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely