both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
suffix for familiar person
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
study of foreign languages; linguistics
together; at the same time; same; identical
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
group; party; team; squad; section
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
immediately; right away; at once; instantly