April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
outside of; not covered by
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to stop walking; to pause
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to compose; to put together
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
bento; Japanese box lunch
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
while; during; while; although; all; both
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
opening ceremony (of the school term)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
period of time; time slot; time zone
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
customer traffic; customers; custom
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off