siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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 leave behind; to put off; to postpone
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
alone; by oneself; on one's own
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal