diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
duty; obligation; responsibility
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to say; to be called; to do
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to step over or across; to overcome
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
very small; tiny; insignificant
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
first thing in the morning
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
still; even now; to this day
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation