February; second month of the lunar calendar
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
illegitimate child; secret love child
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
to become possible; to become able to (do)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
plan of fraud; scheme of deception
armed might; military power; the sword; force
strong person; the strong; the powerful
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
financial power; financial means; wealth
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to disperse; to take a castle
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
self-interest; selfish desire
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
signature pose; trademark pose
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to close (one's eyes); to shut
one eye; one of one's eyes