towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
new student; freshman; first-year student
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
all parts; various parts; every department
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
sweet and sour; bittersweet
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
English conversation; school for English conversation
association of like-minded people
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
cheering group; cheering squad
March; third month of the lunar calendar
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)