thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
talented person; person known for real ability rather than looks
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
comedic style; humorous; funny; comical
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
scenery; scene; landscape
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to move (house); to change residence
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish