almost every day; almost daily
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
an inch ahead; the immediate future
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
February; second month of the lunar calendar
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
southern part; the south (of a region)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
just because; even if; even though
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
residence; abode; dwelling
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard