life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
as a child; when one was a child
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
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
the same generation; coeval
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
just one person; only one
boy; son; baby boy; young man
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
waste of time; killing time
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
almost every day; almost daily
to pass (of time); to elapse
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
a few years ago; some years back
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?