eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
(turned out) all right in the end
as a child; when one was a child
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
serious; not joking; straight
to have an eye on; to zero in on
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
management studies; business administration (study of)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...