to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
the other day; lately; recently
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
third-year student; third-year pupil
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
time; hour; period; class
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
coeducation; mixed-sex education
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
several years; a few years
to pass (of time); to elapse
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least