minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
comfort; consolation; diversion
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
frequency (of occurrence)
decrease; reduction; decline
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
senior high school; high school
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
how long; how much; to what extent
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
such; this sort of; like this
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to speak; to say; to vocalize
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign