high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; this sort of; like this
scenery; scene; landscape
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
adds force or indicates command
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
of course; certainly; naturally
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo