the other day; a few days ago
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to develop into a serious incident
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
after that; afterwards; thereafter
how; in what way; how about
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
beyond this point; from now on; after this
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know