be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
while; during; while; although; all; both
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
tension; mental strain; nervousness
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
antiquity; the previous era
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)