slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
reaching; attaining; arrival
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
particularly; only; in the case of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
March; third month of the lunar calendar
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
time; hour; period; class
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
platform; home; home base; home plate
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
central entrance; central exit
to face; to go towards; to head towards
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process