cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
movie; film; motion picture
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
elementary and middle school pupils
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
university student; college student
working adult; full-fledged member of society
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to grow up; to become an adult
to recall; to remember; to recollect
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
treasure chest; strongbox
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
story; tale; talk; discussion
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
club activities; extracurricular activities
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to have a talk; to tell a story
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
summer festival; summer matsuri
nothing but; except; no more than