I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
single-mother household; fatherless family
long time; long interval; for quite some time
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
in person; personally; directly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to overdo; to do too much
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
broadcasting station; broadcaster
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
association; society; organization; organisation
welcome!; nice to see you!
boy; son; baby boy; young man
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
original author (of a work)
if it is the case that ...