that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
how; in what way; how about
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate