as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
unrequited love; one-sided love
beautification; glorification
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
front; frontage; facade; main
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
several times; a few times
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
piece; fragment; one (object)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light