it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
world; society; people; the public
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
general; popular; common; typical
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
society; the world; the times
occurrence; happening; incident; event
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
the same generation; coeval
to concern; to be related
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
several years; a few years
chance; opportunity; occasion
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
at the window; by the window; next to the window
neighbouring house; neighboring house
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
construction; architecture (of buildings)
bungalow; one-story house
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)