February; second month of the lunar calendar
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
enrolling at a cram school
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
declaration; proclamation; announcement
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
of course; certainly; naturally
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
please (give me); please (do for me)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)