to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
boy; son; baby boy; young man
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
living with one's parents; living at home
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
all; entire; whole; altogether
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
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 ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
I see; that's right; indeed
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
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.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite