two persons; two people; pair; couple
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
ahead; before; the future
long ago; already; a long time ago
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
instead; but (on the other hand)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
time; hour; period; class
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
senior high school; high school
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
bento; Japanese box lunch
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
that; the matter in question
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch