something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
surroundings; environs; circumference
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
beginning; outset; first; onset
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
opening ceremony (of the school term)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper