two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
table of contents; contents
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
hometown; rural township (of China)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
site; point on a map; spot
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of