to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
proper; right; reasonable
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
spring break; spring vacation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Saipan (island near Guam)
estimate (of costs); budget
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
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
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
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
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
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; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
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.)