20 years old; (arch.) twenty
countenance; features; looks
foreword; preface; introduction; postscript
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
two persons; two people; pair; couple
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
day after day; day by day
newspaper story (article, account)
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of