shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
bent back; hunchback; stoop
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
memory; sense; experience
having said that; on the other hand
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
besides; moreover; in addition
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
sharing; division; draw; tie
establishment; settlement
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
head; chief; boss; leader
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
interior; inside; internal
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university