these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
close; intimate; on good terms
being left out; being ostracized
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
study; research; investigation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
will; testament; last request
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)