to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
choices; alternatives; options
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to be found; to be discovered
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
alone; unaided; away from home
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
small number; few; minority
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
health; healthy; sound; fit