poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to accept; to receive; to agree
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
sewing; needlework; embroidery
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
lightly-armored soldier; soldier of low rank
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
clearly; brightly; crisply
landowner; landlord; landlady
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to take turns; to mingle together
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits