matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
carefree; free from worry
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
in the same way as; just like
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
senior high school; high school
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
multiple choice (e.g. question)
system; institution; organization; organisation
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
to care for someone; to look after someone
human kindness; human weakness
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
briskly with small steps; trotting
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale