February; second month of the lunar calendar
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
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.
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
immediately; right away; on the spot
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to dye; to colour; to color
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning