April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
12th day of the month; 12 days
Kōnan; Jiangnan (China); Gangnam (Seoul, South Korea)
castle town; fortified town
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
grey appearance after shaving one's beard; five o'clock shadow; stubble; use of blue pigment to indicate a character has shaved
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
if so; in that case; then
attendant; attendance upon another
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
the very best; excellent; superb
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)