February; second month of the lunar calendar
while alive; during one's lifetime
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
police; police officer; police station
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
laughingstock; object of ridicule
affiliated company; affiliated business
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to take a breath; to take a short rest
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on