April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
height of; middle of; full bloom
as everyone knows; needless to point out
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior high school; high school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
living by oneself; living alone
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
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)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
Mackenzie (Canada); McKenzie
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
primary school; elementary school; grade school
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person