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
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
truancy; school non-attendance
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
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
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
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work