to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
loveable; very likeable; like very much
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
how long; how far; how much
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
difference; variation; difference
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
older sister; elder sister
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
explosion; rupture; break off
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to apologize; to apologise
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...