till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
decision; determination; resolution
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to telephone; to make a phone call
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to feel oneself indebted to
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
another's parent; another's parents
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster