isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
galge; video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
way out; means to escape; escape route
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
hostility; animosity; enmity
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
winter vacation; winter holidays
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
8th day of the month; eight days
way; method; means; (technical) specification
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
a long time ago; long before now
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
physical condition; state of health; shape