past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
year in, year out; always; 24-7
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
but; however; provided that
24 hours; twenty-four hours
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to fall off; to tumble down
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice