nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
meeting; greeting; welcome
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
life; living; I; me; student
nine; team; players on a team; no
senior high school; high school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
surely; certainly; without doubt
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
all; entire; whole; altogether
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about