this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
home area; home town; local
summer festival; summer matsuri
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
and then; and so; and; so then
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
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
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
prefix for forming ordinal numbers