shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
feelings; thoughts; meaning
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
candy; sweet; confectionary
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
confections; sweets; candy; cake
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
gem; jewel; precious stone
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together