hotcake; (American) pancake
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
April Fools' Day; April fool
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
charming; bewitching; coquettish
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be silent; to say nothing
no, not like that (but like this)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
just one person; only one
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
that; the matter in question
difficult to ...; hard to ...
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital