older sister; elder sister
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in that way; thus; so; so?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
micro-; micro; minibus; microfilm
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine