to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
graduation ceremony; commencement
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
stagnation; hindrance; delay
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
moment by moment; hour by hour
while; even though; despite
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
attendance (at school); going to school
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
coexistence; living together
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
several people; a few people