elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
television program; TV program
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
together; at the same time; same; identical
without; but if; otherwise; or else
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
friendly relations; social relations; social life
regret; repentance; remorse
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to need; to call for; to require
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; opposition
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
sour look; surly face; pout
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
(not) altogether; (not) wholly