something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
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
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
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.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
both hands; both arms; ten
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant