two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to pass (of time); to elapse
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
victim; injured party; sufferer
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
for work; in a manner related to work
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately