senior high school student
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
female high-school student
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
rather; better; instead; if anything
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to subsist; to keep on living
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
at work; in the midst of work; working
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
company president; manager; director
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish