something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
convenient; handy; useful
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
considerably; greatly; a lot
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
considerably; fairly; quite
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
erudition; extensive learning
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
Japanese person; Japanese people
development; exploitation
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)