April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Mothers; Market of the High-growth and Emerging Stocks
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
awareness; realization; noticing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
time axis; time basis; timeline
considerably; greatly; a lot
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
juvenile protection ordinance
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
turtle (esp. a sea turtle); turtleneck sweater
about; concerning; related to; -ish
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine