country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
closing of a school; closed school
primary school; elementary school; grade school
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to come face to face (with)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
first meeting; first interview with
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
home; household; family; hearth
attendance; presence; appearance
January; first month of the lunar calendar
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
attendance (at school); going to school
un-Japanese in appearance or character
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to raise one's voice; to shout
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour