February; second month of the lunar calendar
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first shrine visit of the New Year
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts
scattered; separated; dispersed
to become famous; to gain fame
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
password; watchword; motto; slogan
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
first-rate; finest quality; the best
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
economic comeback (rebound, recovery, turnaround)
attacking a knocked down opponent (in a fighting game); (lit.) kicking a dead body; kicking someone when they are down; hitting someone when they are down
price increase; rise in price
blending of Japanese and Western styles
stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting
on-the-spot inspection; on-site inspection
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively
to turn into a state of feverish mood
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to walk in on; to tread upon
prayer (for something); supplication
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
one's person; around one's person
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet