February; second month of the lunar calendar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
north wind; northerly wind
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to blow through; to blow across
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
corridor; hallway; passageway
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door; gate; opening; title page
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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 go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of