to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
spring break; spring vacation
Saipan (island near Guam)
estimate (of costs); budget
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to gather; to collect; to assemble
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
youthful; young; young-looking
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
schedule; program; programme; agenda
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
instant; moment; for an instant
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
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)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa