two persons; two people; pair; couple
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
older brother; elder brother
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
now; the present time; just now; another; more
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
in a day; in a brief space of time
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
space (room, area, outer space)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally