both (people); the two of them
close; intimate; on good terms
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
boy; son; baby boy; young man
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
how; in what way; by what means
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
what kind of; what sort of; what
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to stitch; to hem; to mend; to sew up; to darn
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
is that so?; I see; right; oh
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
settlement; solution; resolution
at least; at most; (even) just
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)