February; second month of the lunar calendar
by all means; at all costs
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
difficult problem; challenge
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
autumn breeze; fall breeze
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
a long time (since the last time)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony