it hasn't been long since
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
consequence; outcome; result; blame
transfer student; student changing schools
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
ten; 10; ten years of age
infancy; childhood; tender age
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
form; method; system; formula
life; living; I; me; student
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to pass (of time); to elapse
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry