to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
red gate (esp. at Tokyo University)
as a child; when one was a child
home area; home town; local
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
job hunting; job searching
to move forward; to move on
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
something like ...; something called ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
job; work; duties; trade; skill
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
keep up your strength; chin up!
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)