Iwaba nonfikushon to fikushon no chūkan, fakushon desu. Shikashi akumade kihon bēsu (kyūjū-pāsento ijō) wa jissai ni okotta dekigoto bakari desu.That said, it’s midway between nonfiction and fiction, faction. But after all, the base of it (more than 90%) comes from things that actually happened.

wata no yō ni tsukaretato be as tired as cotton → to be exhausted

shūden o nogasuto miss the last train

kyatchibōru de tsukiyubi suruto injure one's finger (from a direct hit to the tip) during a game of catch