growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
birth date; date of birth; DOB
godparent; first person to give something its name
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
to find out; to discover; to locate
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
rationalization; justification
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
every place; various places
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
summer vacation; summer holiday
to choke; to have trouble breathing
homecoming; returning home
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
atelier; studio; workshop
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
perfect; complete; flawless
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
third year (college) student; junior
promotion (school, military, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
longed-for; anxiously awaited
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar