expression / godan ~む verb:

• to like; to suit; to be pleased with

adjectival noun / noun:

• speaking elegantly; speaking clearly; not coveting food; speaking like an innocent person

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

noun:

• happoshu; low-malt beer-like beverage
• sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol

godan ~る verb:

• to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult

expression / noun:

• being in a helpless situation; (like a) fish on a chopping board [literal] - idiom

expression:

• time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short - proverb

expression:

• like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)

interjection:

• beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• cat tongue; thin cookie or chocolate shaped like a tongue - Food term - From French "langue de chat"

expression:

• faith is mysterious; through faith, even something trivial (like a pilchard's head) seems valuable - proverb

expression:

• time flies; like watching a white horse run by through a gap in the wall (Zhuangzi) [literal] - proverb

adjectival noun:

• like this; this sort; this way

auxiliary adjective:

• seeming ...; appearing ... - expresses judgement based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay

suffix / adjective:

• -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ... - after a noun, adverb or adjective stem

pre-noun adjectival:

• what (e.g. "what rudeness") (an expression of surprise, anger)

expression:

• what (something) is like - usu. as 〜の何たるか

noun:

• paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

noun:

• carriage beautifully decorated with gold, silver, gems, etc., for use by Heian era nobles at festivals and like activities

suffix noun / noun:

• appearing ...; looking ... - usu. after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 様だ
• way to ...; method of ...ing - usu. after the -masu stem of a verb
• form; style; design - usu. after a noun
• like; similar to - usu. after a noun ➜ 様だ

noun:

• thing (thought or spoken)

noun:

• ornamental weights used to keep curtains and the like from blowing around in the wind

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

noun:

• cap cloud (cloud shaped like an Asian bamboo hat that forms at the peak of a tall mountain)

adjectival noun:

• comprador-like; being an underling to a foreign company to the detriment of one's own country

expression:

• isn't it great?

noun:

• carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines