just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
on countless occasions; many a time
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
power; authority; influence
extract; excerpt; selection
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
snake; serpent; large snake
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
traveler; traveller; stranger
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
wish; desire; ambition; choice
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...