to engage in lively conversation
to happen to pass by; to pass by
talk; recital; narration; topic
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to follow another's example
meeting; greeting; welcome
(full-length) novel; long novel
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to begin; to set about; to start
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
primary school; elementary school; grade school
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
transactions; dealings; business
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
application problem; exercises
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
morning coat; cutaway coat; morning dress (as opposed to evening dress)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm