twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
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
bank robbery; bank robber
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
nice; likeable; desirable
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
for example; for instance; e.g.
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
close; intimate; on good terms
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
trio; gang of three; threesome
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
it is not (like that) either
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
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.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
besides; in addition; also; moreover
three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike)