what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
family; members of a family
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
failure; mistake; blunder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
pain of love; love troubles
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
honorific/polite/humble prefix
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
woman; female; feminine gender
approximate age; age range
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that is to say; so that means
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
single word; a few words; brief comment
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
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.)