the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
library; book collection; paperback book
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
female high-school student
to follow another's example
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
(written) work; book; writings
residing; living; dwelling
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
no matter how much time passes
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
general idea; concept; notion
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
just the other day; quite recently
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
another (person); the other person; one more (person)