bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
all; entire; whole; altogether
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
friction; discord; strife
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
in comparison to; rather than
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
university student; college student
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
job; work; duties; trade; skill
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
year in, year out; always; 24-7
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up