two persons; two people; pair; couple
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
book; volume; this; present; main; head
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to look after (often medically); to take care of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
frequent; densely packed; thick
action of making something; -ification
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
serious; not joking; straight
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
such; like that; that sort of; very
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care