in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
something like ...; something called ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
absorption; suction; attraction
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to have a talk; to tell a story
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent