two persons; two people; pair; couple
two (long cylindrical things)
two times; twice; two degrees
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
double; twice (as much); twofold
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
second; number two; runner-up
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
number two; mistress; concubine
second generation; second; junior
(having) two choices; choice between two things
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
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
secondary; of secondary importance
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
25th day of the month; 25 days
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
24th day of the month; 24 days
24th day of the month; 24 days
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
28th day of the month; 28 days
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
27th day of the month; 27 days
27th day of the month; 27 days
21st day of the month; 21 days
second grade; second class; secondary
26th day of the month; 26 days
23rd day of the month; 23 days
29th day of the month; 29 days
29th day of the month; 29 days
22nd day of the month; 22 days
22nd day of the month; 22 days
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
two legs; two feet; two pairs
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
second team; reserve team; farm team; second-string players
second most important provincial shrine; (arch.) second-born imperial prince
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
bipartite; in two parts; double
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
runner-up; second (in a race)
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
two parts; two copies; the second part
second arrow; second move; second step
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
having two horses draw (e.g. a carriage); two-horse-drawn carriage
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
pair of gods (esp. Izanagi and Izanami); two gods; yin and yang
pair of gods (esp. Izanagi and Izanami); two gods; yin and yang
Second Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating white-collar crimes like fraud, bribery, embezzlement and election violations
two departments (under the ritsuryō system: the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Worship)
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces; riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu
fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular
second person; second-person address term (e.g. pronoun, personal name, kinship term, title); form of address used for the second person
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
sergeant first class (JGSDF)
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
second year (college) student; sophomore
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
2 of batons (high-scoring card in mekuri karuta)
bipolarization; bipolarisation
double cropping; two-crop system; operating in one style at day and in another at night (of a restaurant)
two seasons; Bon and year-end festivals
binary number system; base-2
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)
24 solar stems (terms used to denote the changing of the seasons); 24 divisions of the Chinese solar year
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
daini (type of playing cards)
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
having two horses draw (e.g. a carriage); two-horse-drawn carriage
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
style of classical Japanese swordsmanship involving use of two swords
two out; two down (and one to go)
night and day; all the time
double star; visual double
riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.); sharing a seat; sharing a chair
dual nationality; dual citizenship
rolling a two and four (with two dice); six
soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
the 72 microseasons of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into 3
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
second time at life (oft. jokingly of precocious children); reincarnation
having two residences or bases
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
A Tale of Two Cities (1859 novel by Charles Dickens)
bilingual; in two languages
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)
the two houses of legislature
day and night shift work schedule
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)
bilingual; in two languages
jonidan; second lowest division
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
second most important provincial shrine; (arch.) second-born imperial prince
bilingual; in two languages
bilingual; in two languages
semi-detached house; double house
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
the two solstices (summer and winter)
body drop throw (sweeping the opponent's legs and throwing them forward)
two-factor authentication
two-color; two-colour; dichromatic
conjugation of nidan verbs
second-grade tea (second picking)
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two "X" marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
gifted with two things (usu. beauty and intelligence)
bilingual; in two languages
second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer
Second Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)
lining out to second base
the Twenty-Two Shrines; the 22 most important Shinto shrines, as designated during the Heian period
the Twenty-Two Shrines; the 22 most important Shinto shrines, as designated during the Heian period
Category II infectious disease
two-factor authentication
Twenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical books
being engaged in two trades at the same time; wearing two hats; having two irons in the fire; (lit.) two pairs of straw sandals
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: A Tour of the Underwater World (1870 novel by Jules Verne)
second most important provincial shrine; (arch.) second-born imperial prince
riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.); sharing a seat; sharing a chair
having two horses draw (e.g. a carriage); two-horse-drawn carriage
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two "X" marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
nishimuku samurai (mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days)
last 32 (in a tournament); round of 32
being engaged in two trades at the same time; wearing two hats; having two irons in the fire; (lit.) two pairs of straw sandals
hane at the head of two stones
rather eccentric; more than a little unconventional; quite out of the ordinary
Second Epistle to Timothy (book of the Bible)
Second Epistle of Peter (book of the Bible)
Second Epistle of John (book of the Bible)
rather eccentric; more than a little unconventional; quite out of the ordinary
the 24 seasonal divisions of a year in the old lunar calendar
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians (book of the Bible)
silk brocade eggs; nishiki tamago; sweet steamed layered egg cake
dinitrogen monoxide; nitrous oxide
entertainment quarters (food and geisha)
dual citizen; person having dual citizenship or nationality
two-country model (esp. China and Taiwan); two-country doctrine
point-to-point connection
point-to-point connection
second string (of a shamisen, etc.)
middle pine tree to a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)
deuterium; heavy hydrogen
potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7)
dichromic acid; bichromic acid
dipotassium glycyrrhizate; dipotassium glycyrrhizinate
silk brocade eggs; nishiki tamago; sweet steamed layered egg cake
binary-coded decimal notation
binary-coded decimal code
binary coded decimal; BCD
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
binary-coded decimal representation
square (of a number); second power
dual residence (in both the city and country)
two-shift work program (programme)
type 2 diabetes; adult-onset diabetes
200 metre individual medley (swimming)
double-lined mackerel (Grammatorcynus bilineatus)
striped stem borer (Chilo suppressalis)
trailing spurge (Euphorbia humifusa)
restaurants and geisha establishments
second watch (approx. 9pm to 11pm)