youth; springtime of life; adolescent
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
convenient; handy; useful
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
imagination; supposition; guess
at that time; in those days
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
senior high school; high school
wind music; wind instrument music
adviser; advisor; consultant
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
name; given name; first name
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
piece; fragment; one (object)
competitive swimming; swimming race
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
older sister; elder sister
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition