meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
while; even though; despite
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
these days; nowadays; recently
how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
beginning; opening; start; outset
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
steel; sword steel; sword
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
why; how; for what reason
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
simply; merely; only; solely
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
king; king; king (chess piece)
ureteral stone; ureteral calculus; ureterolith
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency