man of virtue; humanitarian
how-to (book); self-help book
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
nutjob; mental job; lunatic; mentally troubled person
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
no-good man; (male) loser
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
communication skills; communication ability
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
close; intimate; on good terms
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
truancy; school non-attendance
clearing one's throat; cough
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk