April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
small face (of a woman; generally considered attractive)
mental; psychological; physical
evil spirit (that can possess people)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
preparations for returning (home)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to start; to begin; to commence
to fall in love (with); to love
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
one or two; a few; small number
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
outside of; not covered by