pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
special; particular; peculiar; unique
environment; circumstance
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
woman; female; feminine gender
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out