April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
school of one's (first, second) choice
black belt (judo, karate, etc.)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
hello; good day; good afternoon
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
somewhere to go; place to go
to be dispersed; to get separated
staying the night; lodging (at)
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
ability; capability; competence; skill
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
basket; basketball; basket cloth
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
spring break; spring vacation
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
accomplishment; execution