February; second month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
neighbourhood; neighborhood
second-hand shop; recycle shop
to offer for sale; to put on the market
prayer for school success
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
inheritance; something given or received
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
reconciliation; make peace with
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
winning straight victories; making a clean score
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to understand (each other); to comprehend
independence from parents
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to