April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
after childbirth; postpartum
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
this autumn; this fall; autumn of this year
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
excited condition; excited state
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
to face on; to look out on to
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
living room (Western style); sitting room
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
set of three; three sets; three classes
programme; program; plans; arrangements