February; second month of the lunar calendar
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
immediately; right away; on the spot
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); 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; hastily; sudden; abrupt
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
middle of the night; dead of night
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.)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to dye; to colour; to color
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr