by all means; no matter what; at any rate
(right at the) side; just beside
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
manipulation of information; spin
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
being left out; being ostracized
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
bungalow; one-story house
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
living together (of two people)