February; second month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
article; news story; report; account
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
January; first month of the lunar calendar
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
serious; severe; grave; acute
poor physical health; bad shape
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to become clear; to be made public
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
producer (film, TV, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)