to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
author; writer; novelist; artist
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
screen name; username; handle
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
many; much; plenty; hardly
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to have an idea; to have a clue
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
victim; injured party; sufferer