something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I appreciate your efforts
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(a place) within one's reach
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; volume; this; present; main; head
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean