two at a time; two by two; in twos
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
persistence; single-mindedness
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to assemble; to set up; to construct
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to be busy at work; to work diligently
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
impression; strong belief; conviction
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
being fond of children; person fond of children
journal; magazine; periodical
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
covered with; stained; smeared
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to press a question; to cross-examine
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to pull one's hair back into a bun
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology