two persons; two people; pair; couple
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
function; facility; faculty; feature
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to ask; to enquire; to query
how long; how far; how much
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
while; during; while; although; all; both
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
almost; roughly; approximately
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
in that manner; like that
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to repeat; to do something over again
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to thrust away; to send flying
time and time again; many times; a number of times
unexpectedly; surprisingly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
chair; stool; post; office; position
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly