outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
little by little; bit by bit
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to crouch; to squat; to cower
there is nothing; having nothing
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
how; in what way; by what means
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour