backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
dark chocolate (with high cocoa content)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
third-year student; third-year pupil
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
club activities; extracurricular activities
person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
clearly; distinctly; vividly
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to make a speech; to address
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
on the occasion of; at the time of
senior high school student
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
article; thing; object; property; real estate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
apartment building; housing complex
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
provincial; rural; parochial; small-town; unsophisticated
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean