female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
senior high school; high school
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
university student; college student
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
truancy; school non-attendance
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
primary school; elementary school; grade school
results; record; grades; marks
(period of) a year; during an era
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
receipt; cash-register slip