something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
although I say; although one might say; although called
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lose one's way; to get lost
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point