(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to move (house); to change residence
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
high spirits; gleeful mood
as a child; when one was a child
to blow off; to be blown off
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to pick up; to find; to gather
large amount of money; great cost
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
long ago; a long time ago; already
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to continue to rain or snow
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
continuation; succession; series
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review