to have a talk; to tell a story
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
sorry; excuse me; thank you
almost every day; almost daily
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
too much; excessively; too
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
than; from; out of; except; but; more
way (of doing); manner; method; means
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
finding employment; getting a job