relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to grow up; to become an adult
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
on one hand; on the other hand
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
difference; variation; difference
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
incident; affair; happening; event
at that time; in those days
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
after school (at the end of the day)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking