hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
dear; beloved; cherished; adored
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
probing (into); digging (into); prying (into); excavation; digging
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
senior high school; high school
being in office; holding a position; employment; service
(full) name; family name and given name
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
moving tale; impressive tale
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
fixed date; appointed day
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting