year;  age;  years;  past one's prime;  old age
 to take;  to pick up;  to pass;  to hand;  to get;  to obtain;  to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
 daughter;  girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
 growth;  development;  growing up;  growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
 reason for being;  raison d'être
 I would rather;  I would as lief do;  strong preference
 hello (e.g. on phone);  excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
 to come to like;  to become fond of;  to fall in love
 what would (you) do?;  what to do about it
 hah (derisively);  pooh;  pfft (of something disappearing);  poof;  huff;  puff
 even if ...;  even supposing that ...;  also as ...;  also for ...;  also from the position of ...
 poor;  pitiable;  pathetic;  pitiful
 swing;  shake;  appearance;  behaviour;  pretence (pretense);  show;  going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
 to continue;  to keep up;  to keep on
 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)
 graduation;  completion (of a course);  moving on (from);  outgrowing (something);  leaving (a group, company, etc.)
 immediately;  right away;  at once;  instantly
 finding employment;  getting a job
 to get used to;  to grow accustomed to;  to become skilled in;  to become experienced at;  to become tame;  to become domesticated
 frantic;  frenetic;  inevitable death;  brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
 to receive;  to get;  to catch (e.g. a ball);  to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.);  to sustain (damage);  to incur (a loss);  to undergo (e.g. surgery)
 casual speech;  peer language;  informal language
 to receive;  to take;  to get somebody to do something;  to have in one's pocket (a fight, match);  to contract (a disease);  to catch
 to be self-complacent;  to be conceited;  to flatter oneself;  to be full of oneself
 like;  similar to;  (I) think (that);  (I) have a feeling (that);  feels like;  feels similar to
 spirit;  mind;  nature;  disposition;  motivation;  intention
 (not) at all;  (not) in the slightest;  wholly;  entirely;  extremely;  very
 to differ (from);  to vary;  to not be in the usual condition;  to not match the correct (answer, etc.);  to be different from promised;  isn't it?
 (not) anything;  (nothing) at all;  (not) any
 to be (of animate objects);  to exist;  to stay;  to be ...-ing;  to have been ...-ing
 how many times;  how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
 language;  dialect;  word;  phrase;  speech;  (manner of) speaking
 pain;  ache;  soreness;  damage;  injury;  wear
 won't;  hasn't;  isn't;  won't you
 to be heard;  to be audible;  to be said to be;  to be reputed
 to hold in one's arms;  to carry in one's arms;  to have (problems, debts, etc.);  to take on (a responsibility);  to employ;  to have (on one's staff)
 to feel (as if);  to have a feeling (that);  to have a hunch (that);  to feel like doing;  to want to do
 in that way;  like that;  that way
 perhaps;  maybe;  perchance;  by some chance;  by any chance
 unable to contain oneself;  itching to do something;  cannot sit still
 deep down;  special place in one's heart;  in the back of one's mind
 there is no need to ...;  never happens;  there is never a time when
 to float;  to save (on one's expenses);  to scrimp;  to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
 to lend a hand;  to give a hand;  to help;  to extend a helping hand