February; second month of the lunar calendar
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
graduation ceremony; commencement
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to pass (of time); to elapse
even though; despite; when
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
management; administration; operation
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
why; how; for what reason
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
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)
president (of a society); chairman
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
something something; something or other
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)