two persons; two people; pair; couple
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to differ; to vary; to disagree
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
tail (animal); tail end; tip
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
feel (of a material); texture
observation; survey; watching
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to rise; to erect; to get up
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
reduction; diminution; abatement
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to face; to go towards; to head towards
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread