April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to go along; to walk along; to follow
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
splinters of glass; glass shards
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
record high; all-time high
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
stairwell; stair hall; staircase
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person