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50
If people notice your faults, it is only
natural for them to pretend not to do
so. That is why you should think that
those who tell you what is difficult to
say are really good friends.
Even if people are aware of your faults,
they often act as if they knew nothing
about them. Therefore, if a friend
honestly tells you about them, you
should thank him or her.
51
If students looked up even half as
many words in Japanese language
dictionaries as they do in
English-Japanese dictionaries, they
would not be criticized for their poor
knowledge of Chinese characters.
If students consulted Japanese
language dictionaries at least half as
often as they do English-Japanese
dictionaries, older people would stop
complaining that they are poor at
reading and writing Chinese characters.
52
Soon after the bus left, a female
student just about my age got on and
sat beside me. We began to talk and
enjoyed ourselves so much that if the
driver had not announced my stop, I
would have gone past it.
Soon after the bus left, a female
student about the same age as I was
got on and took the seat next to me.
When I talked with her, I found the
conversation very interesting, so if the
driver had not told me, I might have
forgotten to get off.