two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
theatre; theater; playhouse
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.
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
air of luxury; high class feel
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
several people; a few people
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
Lonnie; Lonny; Rosny; Ronnie; Ronny
true character; real nature
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such; like that; that sort of; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?