shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
by sheer strength; by brute force
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
(period of) a year; during an era
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
of course; certainly; naturally
it is not (like that) either
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
serious; not joking; straight
one's (official) authority; power
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing