April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
place where one works; construction site; working area
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
de facto wife; common-law wife
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
woman; female; feminine gender
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
armor and helmet (armour)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
general; popular; common; typical
simultaneous; all at once
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
check station; checkpoint
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
large; large-sized; large-scale; big