may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
transactions; dealings; business
way; method; means; resource; course
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
high; noble; refined; advanced
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
nothing but; except; no more than
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth