mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
duty station; place of business; work location
beforehand; in advance; previously
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
mid-year gift; summer gift
good-quality; superior in quality
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to put into the mouth; to eat
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
hourglass figure; having a good-looking, full-bodied figure (of a woman); big breasts and buttocks, tight waist
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
without doubt; certain; sure
otherwise; or else; if not
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
polish; improvement; burnishing
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious