同然

それはただ同然で買った。

I bought it for next to nothing.

頼んだぞ兄弟同然なんだ！

I'm counting on you. You're like a brother to me!

— 続・夕陽のガンマン (1966)

あんたは家族同然なのよ

You're like family to me.

— シカゴ (2002)

クウさん一家とは家族同然の付き合いだった

We were as close to the Kuu family as if they were our own family.

— 花様年華 (2000)

彼女はその古いテーブルをただ同然で買った。

She bought that old table for next to nothing.

彼女はその本をただ同然で買った。

She bought the book for practically nothing.

妹同然の間柄の？

You mean someone who’s like a younger sister to you?

— すずめの戸締まり (2022)

その男は、馬同然であった。

That man was no different from a horse.

それ、ただ同然で手に入れたんだ。

I got it for next to nothing.

その詩人は乞食同然の貧しい暮らしをしていた。

That poet lived in poverty, little better off than a beggar.