after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
graduation ceremony; commencement
since; henceforth; ever since
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
is that so?; I see; right; oh
... years old; age (of) ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(some) more; even more; longer; further
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
unfortunately; regrettably
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
Buddhist memorial service
nothing but; except; no more than
they; those guys; those fellows
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
set of three; three sets; three classes
pupil; student; schoolchild
to recall; to remember; to recollect
suffix for familiar person
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
that; the matter in question
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)