neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to have meaning; to be meaningful
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
some people; a few people; several people
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
participation; joining; entry; adherence
question; inquiry; enquiry
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
enterprise; business; company; corporation
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
of great promise; with a promising future
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped