as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
transactions; dealings; business
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
large amount of money; great cost
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
family; members of a family
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
to begin some form of lifestyle
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
eighth day of the month; eight days
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
while being out of the office or away from home
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
at that time; in those days