equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
error; mistake; slip; bug
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
February; second month of the lunar calendar
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
fourth day of the month; four days
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
first day of autumn (approx. August 8); first day of fall
first day of winter (approx. November 8)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
New Year's Eve; December 31
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
stabilization; stabilisation
established (certain) fact
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
having said that; on the other hand
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
at the present time; as of now; at this time
perception; sensing; noticing
every place; various places
person in charge; official; attendant
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
indispensable; essential; necessary
training (esp. in-service); induction course
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
headset (for phones, etc.)