since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
truancy; school non-attendance
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to have a talk; to tell a story
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
considerably; fairly; quite
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
difficult to ...; hard to ...
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged