like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to have a talk; to tell a story
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu