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
viewing the past through rose-tinted glasses; glorifying past experiences; nostalgia filter; (lit.) memory revision
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 (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull
to care for someone; to look after someone
human kindness; human weakness
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
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 report; to often say; to be used to saying
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
nesting hole; burrow; den
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
confections; sweets; candy; cake
since; henceforth; ever since
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly