(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to have a talk; to tell a story
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
conviction; belief; confidence
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just