something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
one's family; family member
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
living together; coexistence
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
this world; this life; world of the living
existence; being; presence
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
else; in addition; besides
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm