hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
deep-fried horse mackerel
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
April Fools' Day; April fool
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
all present; all concerned; all of us
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
all; entire; whole; altogether
honorific/polite/humble prefix
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
such; this sort of; like this
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...