to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
doppelgänger; doppelganger
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
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
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
imagination; supposition; guess
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
another; different; something else
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
summer vacation; summer holiday
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to look forward to something