hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
elder sister; effeminate man
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
reality; actuality; hard fact
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!