car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
chilly; unpleasantly cold
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
button (clothing); push-button
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
item used during spring (esp. clothing)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to go past; to pass; to pass by
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
vocational school; technical school
job; work; duties; trade; skill
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
choices; alternatives; options
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
until now; so far; up to the present
place; room; margin; scope
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be too numerous; to be too much
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
job hunting; job searching
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)