so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
4th day of the month; four days
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
going to and from school; school commute
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
difficult to approach; inaccessible
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
common people; ordinary people; masses
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sign; indication; omen; symptom
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to grow up; to become an adult
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement