something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
limited time; limited-time offer
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
influence; clout; leverage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to pay attention; to be watchful
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
narrow; thin (sized); slender
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to look down on; to condescend
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
in that way; like that; that way
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty