two persons; two people; pair; couple
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
God; god; ace; king; superior person
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign