two persons; two people; pair; couple
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
way; method; means; resource; course
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
beginning; outset; first; onset
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop (plug) one's ears
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she