as usual;  as always;  as before;  as ever;  still
 amiability;  friendliness;  fondness (of someone);  affection;  compliments;  civilities
 to search for;  to look for;  to hunt for;  to search (a house, pocket, etc.);  to search through;  to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
 difficult to ...;  hard to ...
 lie;  fib;  mistake;  error;  unwise move;  bad decision
 should (be);  bound (to be);  nock (of a bow);  nock (of an arrow);  nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger);  wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
 synthesis;  coordination;  putting together;  comprehensive
 near;  neighbourhood;  nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year");  close to;  shortly;  soon
 wanted;  wished for;  in need of;  I want (you) to
 somehow;  how;  in what way;  why;  what kind of
 older brother;  elder brother;  young man;  buddy;  fella
 senior high school;  high school
 graduation;  completion (of a course);  moving on (from);  outgrowing (something);  leaving (a group, company, etc.)
 shut-in;  stay-at-home;  hikikomori;  social withdrawal;  shunning other people
 typical;  representative;  archetypal;  quintessential;  stereotypical;  model
 NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
 (way of) life;  living;  livelihood;  life circumstances
 network;  Internet;  net (hair, netball, etc.);  net (price, weight, etc.);  nett
 transactions;  dealings;  business
 to profit;  to get;  to have (bear, beget) a child;  to have a stroke of luck
 large amount of money;  great cost
 just (now, at the moment, etc.);  just as;  in the act of;  as soon as;  at the moment that
 family;  members of a family
 as it is;  as one likes;  because;  condition;  state
 equation;  formula;  ceremony;  style; (arch.)  enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
 to distance oneself (from);  to keep (something or someone) at a distance;  to maintain a distance (from)
 rental apartment;  block of rented apartments
 to begin some form of lifestyle
 and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 eighth day of the month;  eight days
 man;  male;  fellow;  guy;  male lover;  boyfriend
 bathing;  to bathe;  to take a bath;  to enter a bath
 some;  any;  in any way;  of some kind;  of some sort
 fit;  spasm;  attack;  seizure
 to sink;  to go under;  to go down (e.g. sun);  to set;  to feel depressed;  to become subdued
 judgment;  judgement;  divination;  judgement
 marriage partner;  spouse;  wife-to-be;  husband-to-be;  future spouse
 while being out of the office or away from home
 to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall);  to let hang;  to put on (e.g. a blanket);  to put on top of;  to put on (glasses, etc.);  to wear (a necklace, etc.);  to make (a call)
 at that time;  in those days