two persons; two people; pair; couple
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
Nagano (city, prefecture)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
serious; not joking; straight
producer (film, TV, etc.)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it is I who should say so
woman; female; feminine gender
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
script; libretto; scenario
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to feel; to sense; to experience
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to