tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
student (esp. a university student)
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
retention; maintenance; preservation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
people; men and women; each person; everybody
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
surroundings; environs; circumference
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
heterogeneity; heterogenecity
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying