cram school; private tutoring school; juku
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
there is nothing; having nothing
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
(not) even once; (not) ever
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
about this time; about now
memory-making; making memories
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
single-mother household; fatherless family
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
is that so?; I see; right; oh
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
time; hour; period; class
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...