April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
light; faint; pale; fleeting
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to crack; to develop a crack
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay