things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
nothing but; except; no more than
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
so; therefore; and; (and) then
honorific/polite/humble prefix
invitation; introduction; temptation
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to fit (inside something)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
although I say; although one might say; although called
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
joint; link; knot; tie-together point