seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this and that; various things
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to look around; to survey
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
remnants of a defeated army
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all