pupil;  student;  schoolchild
 to meet (by chance);  to come across;  to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.);  to emerge and engage (an enemy)
 speaker;  narrator;  speaker (of a language)
 to protect (someone);  to look after (e.g. an injured leg);  to defend;  to cover for;  to stand up for;  to stick up for
 long ago;  already;  a long time ago
 to introduce;  to compare;  to check;  to adjust;  to pull into place
 calculation;  reckoning;  count;  forecast
 to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
 simple;  easy;  uncomplicated;  brief;  quick;  light
 to resign;  to retire;  to quit;  to leave (one's job, etc.)
 to be (animate);  to be;  to be ..ing;  to (have the audacity to) do
 at any rate;  anyhow;  anyway;  in any case;  because;  as you know
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 working adult;  full-fledged member of society
 end;  conclusion;  last;  final;  no sooner than;  once
 homeroom;  form room;  form class
 to be truant;  to slack off;  to play hooky;  to skip school;  to cut class;  to skip out
 various;  all sorts of;  variety of; (arch.)  various colors (colours)
 to receive favor (favour);  to be much obliged to someone;  to be indebted
 this way;  this direction;  here;  this (one);  I;  me
 row of cherry trees (lining a street)
 preservation;  conservation;  storage;  saving (e.g. to disk)
 grace (of God);  benevolence (of Buddha);  assistance;  help;  effects;  influence
 April;  fourth month in the lunar calendar
 after-party;  second party (of the night);  second meeting
 uh-huh;  mm-hmm;  with a moan;  with a groan
 anpan;  bread roll filled with red bean paste
 just (now);  quite (near);  unintentionally;  subconsciously
 unthinkable;  unexpected;  absolutely not!;  far from it!;  (it was) no bother at all;  not at all
 lie;  fib;  mistake;  error;  unwise move;  bad decision
 idiot;  moron;  trivial matter;  folly;  stupid;  foolish
 outside of;  not covered by
 by all means;  at any cost;  whether (one is) willing or not;  willingly or unwillingly;  on no account;  by no means
 figure;  form;  appearance;  dress;  state;  condition
 detestable;  abhorrent;  loathsome
 to pass (time);  to spend;  to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption);  to drink (alcohol); (arch.)  to take care of; (arch.)  to support
 to rot;  to go bad;  to corrode;  to weather;  to become useless;  to blunt;  to become depraved
 to stop walking;  to pause
 to advance;  to move forward;  to carry forward (plans, work, etc.);  to proceed with;  to raise;  to elevate
 to advance;  to go forward;  to precede;  to go ahead (of);  to make progress;  to improve;  to deepen
 should;  must;  -able;  probably;  likely