February; second month of the lunar calendar
12th day of the month; 12 days
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
March; third month of the lunar calendar
8th day of the month; eight days
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
direct control; direct supervision
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
24th day of the month; 24 days
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
long (time); protracted; prolonged
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation