black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
body; group; party; company; troupe
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to join forces; to cooperate
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.
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to watch over; to watch attentively
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
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
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
banquet or reception hall
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
really; truly; indeed; good grief
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
consequence; outcome; result; blame
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
failure; mistake; blunder
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
listen!; you see; mind you; remember