lover;  sweetheart;  boyfriend;  girlfriend
 I'm off;  see you later;  to go (and then come back)
 have a good day;  take care;  see you
 at this juncture;  after all this time;  at this stage;  now
 youthful indiscretion;  youthful enthusiasm;  youthful excess
 indescribable;  having no way to express
 junior high school;  middle school;  lower secondary school
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 till;  to;  concerning (an area of expertise);  swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
 what is called;  as it is called;  the so-called;  so to speak
 something like ...;  something called ...
 strict;  close;  precise;  scrupulous
 September;  ninth month of the lunar calendar
 March;  third month of the lunar calendar
 approximately;  about;  promise;  appointment;  shortening;  reduction
 interval;  period of time;  among;  between;  good opportunity;  chance
 before very long;  soon;  someday;  of the previously mentioned;  of that number;  among them
 as (i.e. in the role of);  for (i.e. from the viewpoint of);  apart from... (used to change the topic);  even (e.g. "not even a single person");  thinking that...;  trying to...
 to pass (time);  to spend;  to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption);  to drink (alcohol); (arch.)  to take care of; (arch.)  to support
 country;  state;  region;  national government;  central government;  home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.)  province (of Japan)
 student (esp. a university student)
 to be enthralled by;  to be disguised as
 human being;  human;  person;  character (of a person)
 numeral;  figure;  digit;  numeric character
 of course;  certainly;  naturally
 honorific/polite/humble prefix
 figure;  design;  twill weave;  pattern of diagonal stripes;  style (of writing);  figure (of speech);  design
 counter for occurrences;  a time;  an instance;  inning (baseball);  round;  episode;  chapter
 moving to new seats;  moving to new desks
 to be attached;  to be connected with;  to remain imprinted;  to scar;  to bear (fruit, interest, etc.);  to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.);  to increase (of strength, etc.)
 December;  twelfth month of the lunar calendar
 vague recollection;  faint memory
 it is assuredly that ...;  can say with confidence that ...;  did not ...
 outline;  main points;  generally;  on the whole;  general;  rough
 seat;  location (of a gathering, etc.);  place;  position;  post