disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to press against each other; to huddle together
originally; by nature; from the start
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be born; to come into the world
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to take someone's life; to kill someone