guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
working adult; full-fledged member of society
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
it's been a long time; long time no see
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to play around; to gallivant about
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
summer festival; summer matsuri
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
graduate; alumnus; alumna
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
graduation ceremony; commencement
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances