shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
at first; in the beginning; originally
understanding person; supporter
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
mass communication; mass media
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
letter; missive; note; mail
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to say too much; to go too far
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
advance; moving forward; progress
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
real experience; actual observations
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
young and energetic; up-and-coming
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
one day; (on) a certain day
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current