shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
diffusion rate; rate of spread
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
working adult; full-fledged member of society
society; public; community; social studies
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
homeless; homeless person
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
very careful; thoroughly prepared
planned; scheduled; systematic
safety zone; traffic island
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line