Japanese person; Japanese people
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
when it becomes; when it comes to
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
spring break; spring vacation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all