latter period;  second half;  late stage;  third trimester;  second semester
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 entry to school or university;  matriculation;  enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
 field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
 thin veneer;  hasty preparation;  knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap;  re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
 elegant;  lively but restrained;  quietly beautiful
 speech;  tongue;  dialect;  brogue;  bento;  Japanese box lunch;  petal
 than;  from;  out of;  except;  but;  more
 to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex);  to be well liked;  to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.);  to be welcomed
 sentence;  composition;  text;  the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts);  academia;  statement
 one;  1;  best;  first;  foremost;  beginning;  start
 to be effective;  to take effect;  to work;  to function well;  to be possible (to do, use, etc.);  to be able to
 a little;  a bit;  just a minute;  for a moment;  somewhat;  rather;  (not) easily
 story;  tale;  talk;  discussion
 confession;  acknowledgement;  confession of love;  professing one's feelings;  confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
 time;  season;  period;  phase;  stage
 to often be the case;  to occur frequently;  to be common;  to be popular
 natural;  reasonable;  obvious;  usual;  common;  ordinary
 is not;  am not;  are not;  isn't it?
 charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm);  charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent);  charism;  charismatic person;  someone famous (usu. for their talent);  celebrity
 slowly;  quietly;  steadily;  soon;  momentarily;  before long
 reaching a stopping place;  settling down (before the next stage);  getting to a point where one can rest;  one paragraph
 mostly;  ordinarily;  probably;  most;  almost all;  ordinary
 impossible;  unlikely;  improbable
 look here;  I say;  well;  I know what;  I'll tell you what;  just a minute
 won't;  hasn't;  isn't;  won't you
 to be aware of;  to know;  to notice;  to feel;  to understand;  to comprehend;  to remember
 to take pride in;  to pride oneself;  to be proud of
 from now on;  after this;  in the future;  from here;  from this point
 bye-bye;  good-bye;  see you;  saying goodbye;  parting
 disappointed love;  broken heart;  unrequited love;  being lovelorn
 staff member;  employee;  worker;  personnel
 taking a class;  studying a subject;  completing a course
 (school) subject;  curriculum;  course;  item;  heading;  entry
 concerning;  regarding;  per (e.g. 100 yen per person);  for every
 but;  however;  (and) yet;  nevertheless;  still;  for all that