what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
danger; peril; hazard; risk
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...