helpful person;  person who likes looking after others;  overly helpful person;  annoyingly helpful person;  manager;  go-between
 recently;  lately;  these days;  nearest;  closest
 awkward (movements, speech, etc.);  jerky;  stiff;  strained (relations);  sour
 or rather (say);  or better (say);  or perhaps I should say;  or, how should I put it;  I mean
 to avoid (physical contact with);  to avoid (situation);  to ward off;  to avert;  to put aside;  to move out of the way
 junior high school;  middle school;  lower secondary school
 end;  conclusion;  last;  final;  no sooner than;  once
 memories;  recollections;  reminiscence
 hah (derisively);  pooh;  pfft (of something disappearing);  poof;  huff;  puff
 once;  one time;  one round;  one game;  one bout;  one heat
 mental preparedness;  being braced for;  being steeled for
 disagreeable;  detestable;  unpleasant;  reluctant
 Why?;  Why not?;  What for?;  What's wrong?
 stinginess;  miserliness;  shabby;  cheap;  petty;  narrow-minded
 one;  for one thing;  only;  (not) even;  just (e.g. "just try it");  some kind of;  one type of
 to think of;  to hit upon;  to come into one's mind;  to remember;  to recall
 memory-making;  making memories
 certainly;  without fail;  right and wrong;  pros and cons
 again;  once more;  also;  too;  on the other hand;  while;  and
 junior (at work, school, etc.);  younger people;  younger student
 various;  varied;  diverse;  all sorts of
 I would be most grateful if you could ...;  I would humbly ask that you ...;  please ...
 well then ...;  in that situation;  in which case
 senior (at work or school);  superior;  elder;  older graduate;  progenitor;  old-timer
 to draw on one's experience;  to make good use of one's experience;  to turn one's experience to good account
 big;  large;  loud;  extensive;  spacious;  important
 to flap (wings);  to spread one's wings;  to go out into the world
 to say;  to tell;  to state;  to do
 to send (a thing);  to dispatch;  to take or escort (a person somewhere);  to see off (a person);  to bid farewell (to the departed);  to bury;  to spend (time)
 language;  dialect;  word;  phrase;  speech;  (manner of) speaking
 to have the privilege of doing
 address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony);  formal reply
 representative;  representation;  delegation;  switchboard number;  main number
 dirty;  filthy;  disordered;  messy;  indecent (language, etc.);  dirty
 to strike;  to hit;  to beat;  to punch
 at the most;  at best;  to the utmost;  as much as possible;  as much as one can
 slowly;  quietly;  steadily;  soon;  momentarily;  before long
 together (with);  at the same time;  in a lump
 to play (games, sports);  to enjoy oneself;  to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.);  to be idle;  to do nothing;  to meet up (with friends);  to hang out
 yes;  that is correct;  um;  errr;  huh?;  grrr