ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
physical education; PE; gym (class)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
study; diligence; discount; reduction
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
step; stride; counter for steps
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
results; record; grades; marks
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
beginning; outset; first; onset
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
senior high school student
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
older sister; lass; young lady
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
piece; fragment; one (object)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago