something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to approach; to draw near
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
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
after school (at the end of the day)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
small hawk or falcon (used for hunting); falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
how; in what way; how about
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
adds force or indicates command
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
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.
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor