something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
that's the way it is; such is life
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
how long; how much; to what extent
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
together; at the same time; same; identical
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
technique; art; skill; move
to feel; to sense; to experience
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
way (of doing); manner; method; means