two persons; two people; pair; couple
beginning; outset; first; onset
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
draw; tie; quits; even; square
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
lowly people (Edo period); eta
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker