April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
English conversation school
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
closing time; lockup; curfew
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
sympathy; compassion; pity
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
no, not like that (but like this)
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to subsist; to keep on living