suffering; distress; hardship; trial
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
arranging; ordering; sequence (e.g. DNA sequence); arrangement; array
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
androgynous; gender-neutral
garden (esp. with trees); park
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to care for someone; to look after someone
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
possibility; potential; expandability
occupation; calling; livelihood
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
accomplishment; execution
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
electrically powered; electric