April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
superior; superiors; senior
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
folding into four; quarto
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
delicious; appetizing; appetising
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
disliking without even tasting
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
rational; reasonable; logical
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over