February; second month of the lunar calendar
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
shipping; shipment; forwarding
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
way; method; means; resource; course
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
news; word; tidings; omen
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...