and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
woman; female; feminine gender
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
general public; the masses
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
tendency; trend; inclination
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim