Unit1GrowingupHappytosharewithpeople,nothappytohelpyougrow
开心可以与人分享,不开心助你成长
Ifwhenyouwanttohelpothers,owngrowthisthefastest
就是当你想要帮助别人时,自己的成长是最快的
Onlylonelinesscanletapersongrowup,Ienjoyaperson'slonely
只有寂寞才可以让人成长,我享受一个人的孤独
Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife
ThesecondMondayofJanuaryisComingofAgeDay,anationalholidaytoencouragethosewhohavenewlyenteredadulthoodtobecomeselfreliantmembersofsociety
TheholidayusedtobeonJanuary15,butin2000itwasmovedtothesecondMondayofthemonth
Municipalgovernmentshostspecialcomingofageceremoniesfor20year-olds,sincean“adult”inJapanislegallydefinedasonewhois20orover
Theygaintherighttovoteontheirtwentiethbirthday