to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
normalcy; normality; normal
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
closing time; lockup; curfew
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
if it is the case that ...
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
how long; how far; how much
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to move (house); to change residence
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe