close; intimate; on good terms
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
script; screenplay; scenario
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
production (e.g. play); direction
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
book; volume; this; present; main; head
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
author; writer; novelist; artist
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
drama; theatre; theater; play
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
at that time; in those days
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least