to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
in that way; like that; that way
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
difficult to ...; hard to ...
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
government service; the bureaucracy
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
with these words; while saying
that is to say; so that means
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to thrust down; to push off
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
same village; same town; same province
university student; college student
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to live through; to survive
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding