older brother and younger sister
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
so; like this; in this way
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
lost article; something forgotten
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
together; at the same time; same; identical
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
two persons; two people; pair; couple
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
on the way back; returning
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion