complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
originally; by nature; from the start
piece; fragment; one (object)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to think constantly about; to dwell on
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
take (e.g. in film-making)
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
ago; since; before; previous
to be too numerous; to be too much
for example; for instance; e.g.
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
yearned for; longed for; missed
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
bill (at a restaurant); check
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
trivial; not amounting to much