to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
shellfish; seashell; shell
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
land near a castle; castle town
to collect; to assemble; to gather
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
river; stream; River; the ... river
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
right beside; close to; nearby
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to live; to get along; to spend (time)