Back in high school, I got up at 6 a.m. every morning.

When I woke up, I was sad.

When I left the train station, I saw a man.

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

That was when I was in the first year at high school, so 17 years have passed since then.

Please don't draw the curtains when the window is open.

The brain waves during REM sleep are the same as when awake, and it's the stage when you have dreams.

Good doctors explain things to patients in easily understandable ways, using anatomical models and such.

Because of my recklessness, I have been playing a losing game since childhood.

I was overjoyed when I was able to make friends with her!

When the breaker tripped and it became pitch black, the baby got scared and started crying.

In times like this, there's nothing like a hair of the dog.

What do you do when you get writer's block while writing a script?

Sponge absorbs water so it is convenient for shading water-colours and such.

When she was at university, Yuriko abandoned herself to sexual passion.

When speaking about your superiors' actions, you use respectful language.

It rains so often in the wet season that it's hard to plan outings.

I don't have any clothes for when I go clothes shopping.

Cars that, when new, cost 3,000,000 yen are apparently now worth 300,000, so I think I'll use mine a little longer.

'Verb' refers to the predicate verb. Predicate verbs change their form depending on the subject and the time expressed.