act of terror; act of terrorism
disorder; chaos; confusion
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
open every day of the year; open year-round; operating 365 days a year
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles
prayer (for something); supplication
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
price decline; fall in price
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
corporate drone; corporate slave
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
Japanese history; history of Japan
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
butterfly effect (chaos theory)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
reason; cause; history; origin
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
traditional festival on Iriomote Island (southern Okinawa)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar