two persons; two people; pair; couple
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
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
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
unrequited love; one-sided love
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
mountain river; mountain stream
torii; Shinto shrine archway
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
originally; by nature; from the start