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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
something; some kind of; for some reason
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
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.
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)