story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
serialization; serialisation; serial story
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
finding employment; getting a job
time; season; period; phase; stage
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
choices; alternatives; options
to be worried; to be troubled
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say