and then; and so; and; so then
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
in the mountains; among the mountains
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
outside of; not covered by
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
at that time; in those days
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to make a lasting impression
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment