something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
confidence; trust; faith; credit
foreign car; imported car; paddle wheel
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
I see; that's right; indeed
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing