(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
senior high school; high school
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
trouble; bother; annoyance
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
ill will; malice; evil intent
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!