starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
company president; manager; director
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to chase; to run after; to pursue
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
hello; good day; good afternoon
name; given name; first name
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
stealthily; secretly; in secret
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
older sister; lass; young lady
certified public accountant
to refuse; to decline; to deny
even if; even though; however; no matter how
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to be surprised; to be astonished
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
contract; compact; agreement
to entrust; to leave to a person
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly