two persons; two people; pair; couple
now; the present time; just now; another; more
time; hour; period; class
amicable breakup of a married couple (without filing for divorce)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
such; this sort of; like this
and yet; though; when; in spite of
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
have a good day; take care; see you
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
the other day; lately; recently
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to employ; to hire; to charter
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
is that so? (generally rhetorical)