taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
Internet service provider; ISP
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
self-; from (a time or place)
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
recommendation; endorsement
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
mask; disguise; guise; mask
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest