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.
