to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
graduation ceremony; commencement
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
declaration; proclamation; announcement
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to rush over; to run up to
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
welcome party for new students
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
only; merely; but; no more than
to view the past with nostalgia
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution