strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
remaining snow; lingering snow
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
to push aside; to push one's way through
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
periodic; regular; routine
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
happy memory; sweet memory
clear; precise; definite; distinct
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)