to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
two classes; double; two sets
senior high school student
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
the same generation; coeval
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
memory; ability to remember
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
love triangle; eternal triangle
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
dream for the future; hopes for the future
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
sense of unity; sense of oneness
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
information technology; IT
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to call each other; to call out to one another
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at