January; first month of the lunar calendar
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to take (be in) charge of
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
besides; in addition; also; moreover
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
5th day of the month; five days
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)