worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
spring break; spring vacation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
influence; effect; impact
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to like; to love; to be fond of
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
senior high school student
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
treating someone like a child
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with