February; second month of the lunar calendar
true character; true heart; true spirit
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
corona; coronavirus; COVID-19
to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
author; writer; novelist; artist
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement