series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to detain; to check; to restrain
difficult to ...; hard to ...
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
(not) even once; (not) ever
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to fold up; to fold into layers
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
sharing; division; draw; tie
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
life; living; I; me; student
graduation examination; graduation test
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
in one's own way or style
results; record; grades; marks
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
throughout; all through; right through
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)