two persons; two people; pair; couple
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
two (long cylindrical things)
two times; twice; two degrees
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
second-year student; biennial
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
February; second month of the lunar calendar
the first and second; a few
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
double; twice (as much); twofold
second; number two; runner-up
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
number two; mistress; concubine
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
24 hours; twenty-four hours
killing two birds with one stone
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
second generation; second; junior
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
handsome man; actor in a love scene
the big two...; two major...; two main...
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
dual personality; split personality
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
two legs; two feet; two pairs
the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
second grade; second class; secondary
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
second basement level; subbasement
double take (esp. out of surprise)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
second division; secondary division
bipartite; in two parts; double
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
choosing between two things; two choices
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
runner-up; second (in a race)
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
former name for makushita division
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
two parts; two copies; the second part
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
second arrow; second move; second step
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
secondary sex characteristic
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
dual structure; double structure
second term; second stage
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
two departments (under the ritsuryo system: the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Worship)
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
type 2; category 2; second class
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
two-wheeled vehicle (bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; one and only; unique
what happens twice will happen thrice
to compete for the first place; to be one of the best
double helix (structure of DNA)
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
two-storey house; two-story house
sergeant first class (JGSDF)
erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu
secondary meaning; of secondary import
mistress; kept woman; (lit.) No. 2
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
constellations of the zodiac
four-of-a-kind and a pair in a dealt hand
210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day
two seasons; Bon and year-end festivals
bipolarization; bipolarisation
second year (college) student; sophomore
24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
binary number system; base-2
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
if you run after two hares you will catch neither
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
double-glazed window; double window; storm window
staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
February Revolution (France, 1848); February Revolution (Russia, 1917)
someone with a dual personality
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
the twelve gates of Heian's greater palace
daini (type of playing cards)
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
second mate; second officer
It's good to have a girl first and then a boy
night and day; all the time
double star; visual double
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)
two out; two down (and one to go)
duple meter; duple metre; duple time
rolling a two and four (with two dice); six
twenty-eight mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions)
silicon dioxide (SiO2); silica
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
twelve signs of the zodiac
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
semiannual crop; two crops per year
dual nationality; dual citizenship
registered architect with a second-class license
motorcycle (with a displacement of 50cc or more); motorbike
Twelfth Night; Epiphany Eve
two existences; the present and the future
vinegar and soy sauce mixed in roughly equal proportions
soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; sniveller
second law of thermodynamics
second-generation Diet member; second-generation politician; Diet member who succeeded a parent
first system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)
private (JGSDF); private second class
comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun
something that cannot be done no matter how hard one tries (and is slightly frustrating because of this); (lit.) eye drops from the second floor
the 72 'climates' of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into three
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
double-dipping (a food item in sauce)
220th day; end of the storm period
two-part chorus; vocal duet
motorcycle, greater than or equal to 250cc
between short and second; middle
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
bilingual; in two languages
sergeant first class (JGSDF)
two-color printing; two-colour printing
good and evil dualism; Manicheanism
the two houses of legislature
recent graduate looking to change jobs
second violin; second violinist
day and night shift work schedule
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
semi-detached house; double house
best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
two forces (of yin and yang)
Collections of the Twenty-One Eras; twenty-one collections of waka compiled by imperial command (early Heian to early Muromachi)
double dip; double-dip recession; second bottom; double bottom
second law of thermodynamics
airman third class (JASDF)
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
assistant chief of staff, g2
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation)
(arch.) second-born imperial prince; second most important provincial shrine
jonidan (second lowest) division
Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 at Nagasaki
second star of the evening
bicuspid valve; mitral valve
second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer
the road to paradise is a white road between two rivers, one of water (wrath) and one of fire (greed)
sulfur dioxide; sulphur dioxide
doing twice the work; duplication of work
choosing between two things; two choices
second play on the program
one country, two systems (Chinese policy allowing for areas such as Hong Kong to maintain their own economic and administrative systems)
taking (score) the first two points of the game
Good and evil are but two faces of the same coin
duodecimal system; base twelve system
the two solstices (summer and winter)
motorcycle less than or equal to 125cc
kanji "twenty legs" radical (radical 55)
double weave; double cloth
redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)
body drop throw (sweeping the opponent's legs and throwing them forward)
Y2K bug; year 2000 problem
two-factor authentication
second play on the program
rival labor union; rival labour union
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs
posture in which the legs are firmly planted (in sumo and judo)
petty officer (IJN, RN); petty officer second class (USN)
lost twenty years; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991 and not over in the 2010s
a samurai never goes back on his word
one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper; prefectures of Japan
instrumental duet; two-part ensemble
32nd note; demisemiquaver
one can not serve two masters
two-dimensional complex; people more interested in two-dimensional (i.e. anime or manga) girls than real people
double blind test; double blind trial
many irons in the fire; engaged in two trades at the same time; wearing two hats
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
two-color; two-colour; dichromatic
you are only young once; youth doesn't come twice; gather ye rosebuds while ye may
Second Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)
diploid (organism, cell, etc.)
lining out to second base
inseparability of body/mind and geographical circumstances
twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities
the Twenty-Two Shrines; the 22 most important Shinto shrines, as designated during the Heian period
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
(child in the) terrible twos
twelve meridians (in acupuncture, etc.)
ancient Chinese chromatic scale (primarily used in Japan for gagaku, etc.)
second-generation immigrant
secondary forest; second-growth forest
two-factor authentication
Twenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical books
carrying a palanquin as a pair; palanquin carried by two people
technical sergeant (JASDF)
secondary cooling water (esp. in a pressurized water reactor)
double-yolk egg; double-yolked egg
twelve coinages minted in Japan during the Nara and Heian periods
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
Nihō (the two former provinces of Buzen and Bungo)
soft windflower; Anemone Flaccida
demon of ill health; disease
large collection of books; place where many books are stored
dual system; double standard
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
Nichiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
phase II study; phase II trial
bicameral mind; bicameralism
right away; without waiting around
dichotomized classification system
Second Epistle to Timothy (book of the Bible)
Second Epistle of Peter (book of the Bible)
Second Epistle of John (book of the Bible)
second-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
newly recruited wrestlers in the second round of presentation after mae-zumo
two steps forward, one step back
the 24 seasonal divisions of a year in the old lunar calendar
24 Hours of Le Mans; Le Mans 24-Hour Race
chi-square distribution; chi-squared distribution
Battle of Shanghai (1937)
firstly vision, secondly footwork, thirdly courage, fourthly technique (the most important aspects of kendo)
issuing (the same receipt) twice; issuing duplicate (receipts)
silk brocade eggs; nishiki tamago; sweet steamed layered egg cake
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians (book of the Bible)
dinitrogen monoxide; nitrous oxide
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "i" or "u" for every conjugation)
Treatise on the Two Entrances and Four Practices
to be engaged in two trades at the same time; to have two irons in the fire
negative binomial distribution
full duplex transmission; full duplex communication
second quantisation; second quantization
entertainment quarters (food and geisha)
double bump (printing the same colour twice); double hit
being victimized after reporting sexual or other harassment
rematch due to overlong (over 10 min) bout
dual citizen; person having dual citizenship or nationality
equation with two unknowns
one's second home; home away from home
two-country model (esp. China and Taiwan); two-country doctrine
point-to-point connection
quasi-nisei (Japanese-born person who moved abroad when young)
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
small two-wheeler (e.g. moped)
right to emit carbon dioxide
(the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife
secondary electron multiplier
Twelver Shiism (branch of Shia Islam)
second string (of a shamisen, etc.)
bulb with reservoir; double balloon
middle pine tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)
potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7)
adenosine diphosphate; ADP
dichromic acid; bichromic acid
dipotassium glycyrrhizate; dipotassium glycyrrhizinate
linear binary sequence generator
dual attachment concentrator
broadcast in which participants speak from different stations
binary-coded decimal notation
blues experienced by man who did not receive Valentine's day chocolate
willow tit (Parus montanus)
two-dimensional fast Fourier transform
binary-coded decimal code
Christmas blues; holiday stress (during December)
binary coded decimal; BCD
decimal to binary conversion
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
last day of February; last day of the second lunar month
jacketed kettle; double boiler
double standard of morality
iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
chi-square test; chi-squared test
binary-coded decimal representation
dual residence (in both the city and country)
Nikai faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party); Shisuikai
Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda); twelve causal links
Twenty-Five Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-five Chinese historical books (the Twenty-Four Histories and the New History of Yuan)
double blind trial; double blind test
wholesomeness while meditating and in one's daily affairs
second toe; long toe; inner toe (bird)
referee officiating the second lowest division
two sickles used in Okinawan Kobudo
suspensory muscle of the duodenum; musculus suspensorius duodeni
lead dioxide; lead(IV) oxide
type-2 adjective (i.e. one that uses "shiku" conjugation)
binary operation; dyadic operation
holding two positions at once (esp. of rikishi or judges who are also coaches)
two-shift work program (programme)
carbon sink; carbon dioxide sink; CO2 sink
carbon sink; carbon dioxide sink; CO2 sink
type 2 diabetes; adult-onset diabetes
carbon dioxide reducing obligation
200 metre individual medley (swimming)
28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
double-lined mackerel (Grammatorcynus bilineatus)
striped stem borer (Chilo suppressalis)
restaurants and geisha establishments
second watch (approx. 9pm to 11pm)