two persons; two people; pair; couple
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
two (long cylindrical things)
two times; twice; two degrees
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
second-year student; biennial
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
February; second month of the lunar calendar
the first and second; a few
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
double; twice (as much); twofold
second; number two; runner-up
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
number two; mistress; concubine
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
24 hours; twenty-four hours
killing two birds with one stone
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
second generation; second; junior
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
handsome man; actor in a love scene
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
the big two...; two major...; two main...
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
dual personality; split personality
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)
two legs; two feet; two pairs
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
second grade; second class; secondary
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
second basement level; subbasement
double take (esp. out of surprise)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
second division; secondary division
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
bipartite; in two parts; double
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
choosing between two things; two choices
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
runner-up; second (in a race)
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
former name for makushita division
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
two parts; two copies; the second part
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
second arrow; second move; second step
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
dual structure; double structure
secondary sex characteristic
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
second term; second stage
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
two departments (under the ritsuryo system: the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Worship)
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
type 2; category 2; second class
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; one and only; unique
two-wheeled vehicle (bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
what happens twice will happen thrice
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces
double helix (structure of DNA)
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular
two-storey house; two-story house
sergeant first class (JGSDF)
secondary meaning; of secondary import
erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu
mistress; kept woman; (lit.) No. 2
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
constellations of the zodiac
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day
two seasons; Bon and year-end festivals
bipolarization; bipolarisation
second year (college) student; sophomore
four-of-a-kind and a pair in a dealt hand
24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
binary number system; base-2
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
if you run after two hares you will catch neither
double-glazed window; double window; storm window
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter
February Revolution (France, 1848); February Revolution (Russia, 1917)
someone with a dual personality
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
daini (type of playing cards)
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
second mate; second officer
It's good to have a girl first and then a boy
night and day; all the time
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
double star; visual double
the twelve gates of Heian's greater palace
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)
duple meter; duple metre; duple time
two out; two down (and one to go)
rolling a two and four (with two dice); six
twenty-eight mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions)
silicon dioxide (SiO2); silica
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
twelve signs of the zodiac
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
semiannual crop; two crops per year
registered architect with a second-class license
motorcycle (with a displacement of 50cc or more); motorbike
dual nationality; dual citizenship
two existences; the present and the future
vinegar and soy sauce mixed in roughly equal proportions
soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; sniveller
second law of thermodynamics
Twelfth Night; Epiphany Eve
second-generation Diet member; second-generation politician; Diet member who succeeded a parent
first system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)
private (JGSDF); private second class
comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun
something that cannot be done no matter how hard one tries (and is slightly frustrating because of this); (lit.) eye drops from the second floor
the 72 'climates' of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into three
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
220th day; end of the storm period
two-part chorus; vocal duet
between short and second; middle
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
bilingual; in two languages
double-dipping (a food item in sauce)
sergeant first class (JGSDF)
two-color printing; two-colour printing
good and evil dualism; Manicheanism
the two houses of legislature
recent graduate looking to change jobs
second violin; second violinist
day and night shift work schedule
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
semi-detached house; double house
best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
two forces (of yin and yang)
Collections of the Twenty-One Eras; twenty-one collections of waka compiled by imperial command (early Heian to early Muromachi)
double dip; double-dip recession; second bottom; double bottom
second law of thermodynamics
airman third class (JASDF)
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
assistant chief of staff, g2
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation)
(arch.) second-born imperial prince; second most important provincial shrine
jonidan (second lowest) division
Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 at Nagasaki
bicuspid valve; mitral valve
the road to paradise is a white road between two rivers, one of water (wrath) and one of fire (greed)
sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide
doing twice the work; duplication of work
choosing between two things; two choices
second play on the program
one country, two systems (Chinese policy allowing for areas such as Hong Kong to maintain their own economic and administrative systems)
taking (score) the first two points of the game
Good and evil are but two faces of the same coin
the two solstices (summer and winter)
motorcycle less than or equal to 125cc
kanji "twenty legs" radical (radical 55)
double weave; double cloth
second star of the evening
body drop throw (sweeping the opponent's legs and throwing them forward)
Y2K bug; year 2000 problem
second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer
two-factor authentication
second play on the program
rival labor union; rival labour union
duodecimal system; base twelve system
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs
redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)
posture in which the legs are firmly planted (in sumo and judo)
petty officer (IJN, RN); petty officer second class (USN)
lost twenty years; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 and not over in the 2010s
a samurai never goes back on his word
one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper; prefectures of Japan
32nd note; demisemiquaver
instrumental duet; two-part ensemble
one can not serve two masters
two-dimensional complex; people more interested in two-dimensional (i.e. anime or manga) girls than real people
motorcycle, greater than or equal to 250cc
double blind test; double blind trial
many irons in the fire; engaged in two trades at the same time; wearing two hats
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
two-color; two-colour; dichromatic
you are only young once; youth doesn't come twice; gather ye rosebuds while ye may
Second Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)
diploid (organism, cell, etc.)
lining out to second base
inseparability of body/mind and geographical circumstances
twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities
the Twenty-Two Shrines; the 22 most important Shinto shrines, as designated during the Heian period
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
(child in the) terrible twos
twelve meridians (in acupuncture, etc.)
ancient Chinese chromatic scale (primarily used in Japan for gagaku, etc.)
second-generation immigrant
secondary forest; second-growth forest
two-factor authentication
Twenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical books
carrying a palanquin as a pair; palanquin carried by two people
technical sergeant (JASDF)
secondary cooling water (esp. in a pressurized water reactor)
double-yolk egg; double-yolked egg
twelve coinages minted in Japan during the Nara and Heian periods
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
Nihō (the two former provinces of Buzen and Bungo)
soft windflower; Anemone Flaccida
demon of ill health; disease
dual system; double standard
large collection of books; place where many books are stored
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
Nichiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
phase II study; phase II trial
bicameral mind; bicameralism
right away; without waiting around
dichotomized classification system
Second Epistle to Timothy (book of the Bible)
Second Epistle of Peter (book of the Bible)
Second Epistle of John (book of the Bible)
second-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
newly recruited wrestlers in the second round of presentation after mae-zumo
two steps forward, one step back
the 24 seasonal divisions of a year in the old lunar calendar
24 Hours of Le Mans; Le Mans 24-Hour Race
chi-square distribution; chi-squared distribution
Battle of Shanghai (1937)
firstly vision, secondly footwork, thirdly courage, fourthly technique (the most important aspects of kendo)
issuing (the same receipt) twice; issuing duplicate (receipts)
silk brocade eggs; nishiki tamago; sweet steamed layered egg cake
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians (book of the Bible)
dinitrogen monoxide; nitrous oxide
Treatise on the Two Entrances and Four Practices
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)
to be engaged in two trades at the same time; to have two irons in the fire
negative binomial distribution
full duplex transmission; full duplex communication
second quantisation; second quantization
entertainment quarters (food and geisha)
double bump (printing the same colour twice); double hit
being victimized after reporting sexual or other harassment
rematch due to overlong (over 10 min) bout
dual citizen; person having dual citizenship or nationality
equation with two unknowns
one's second home; home away from home
two-country model (esp. China and Taiwan); two-country doctrine
point-to-point connection
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
quasi-nisei (Japanese-born person who moved abroad when young)
right to emit carbon dioxide
small two-wheeler (e.g. moped)
(the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife
secondary electron multiplier
Twelver Shiism (branch of Shia Islam)
second string (of a shamisen, etc.)
linear binary sequence generator
bulb with reservoir; double balloon
middle pine tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)
dual attachment concentrator
potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7)
adenosine diphosphate; ADP
dichromic acid; bichromic acid
dipotassium glycyrrhizate; dipotassium glycyrrhizinate
broadcast in which participants speak from different stations
binary-coded decimal notation
blues experienced by man who did not receive Valentine's day chocolate
willow tit (Parus montanus)
two-dimensional fast Fourier transform
Christmas blues; holiday stress (during December)
binary-coded decimal code
decimal to binary conversion
binary coded decimal; BCD
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
last day of February; last day of the second lunar month
double standard of morality
jacketed kettle; double boiler
iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
chi-square test; chi-squared test
binary-coded decimal representation
dual residence (in both the city and country)
Nikai faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party); Shisuikai
Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda); twelve causal links
Twenty-Five Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-five Chinese historical books (the Twenty-Four Histories and the New History of Yuan)
wholesomeness while meditating and in one's daily affairs
second toe; long toe; inner toe (bird)
double blind trial; double blind test
referee officiating the second lowest division
two sickles used in Okinawan Kobudo
suspensory muscle of the duodenum; musculus suspensorius duodeni
lead dioxide; lead(IV) oxide
type-2 adjective (i.e. one that uses "shiku" conjugation)
binary operation; dyadic operation
holding two positions at once (esp. of rikishi or judges who are also coaches)
two-shift work program (programme)
carbon sink; carbon dioxide sink; CO2 sink
carbon sink; carbon dioxide sink; CO2 sink
type 2 diabetes; adult-onset diabetes
carbon dioxide reducing obligation
200 metre individual medley (swimming)
28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
double-lined mackerel (Grammatorcynus bilineatus)
striped stem borer (Chilo suppressalis)
restaurants and geisha establishments
second watch (approx. 9pm to 11pm)