two persons; two people; pair; couple
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
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
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
soldier; combatant; warrior
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.
study; research; investigation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
Island; insula; island; islet
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
Las Vegas (abbr); Vega$ (TV series)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity