disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
one large ...; a great ...
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
even if not; even without
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
restoration; repair; mending
primary school; elementary school; grade school
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
junior high school student; middle school pupil