establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
consequence; outcome; result; blame
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
surrounding at a distance
to watch over; to watch attentively
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
with great caution; gingerly
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
number one; first; best; most; game; round
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
senior high school; high school
annual (plant); first-year student
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)