shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
until now; so far; up to the present
society; the world; the times
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
serious; not joking; straight
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
advance; moving forward; progress