two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to have the privilege of doing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
story; tale; talk; discussion
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be silent; to say nothing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
the opposite sex; isomerism
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up