isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
how; in what way; by what means
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
sailor suit; middy uniform
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
clearing one's throat; cough
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
welcome!; nice to see you!
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
considerably; greatly; a lot
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
regret; repentance; remorse
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)