and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
movie; film; motion picture
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
invitation; introduction; temptation
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate