something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
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.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
physical evidence; material evidence
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to lie down; to throw oneself down
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do