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 sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
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
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
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 the era (of)
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; 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
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
receipt; cash-register slip
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton