frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
guardian; protector; patron; parent
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
guard; security (officer); guardsman
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
nonchalant air; unruffled air
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
considerably; greatly; a lot
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago