that's the way it is; such is life
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
junior high school student; middle school pupil
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
like this; this sort; this way
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
choices; alternatives; options
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
finally; in the end; on top of all that
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session