noun:

• poppy seed

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• pinhead-like; small as ants

expression:

• very; extremely - slang
• like the devil; as a demon

auxiliary:

• seeming to be; appearing to be - polite language ➜ 様だ
• like; similar to ➜ 様だ

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

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

adjective:

• equal; identical; the same
• no different (to); just like; equivalent

adverb:

• so; really; seeming

adjectival noun / suffix:

• appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of - after masu stem or adj-stem

noun:

• short skirt for playing tennis, etc.
• skort; shorts with an attached skirt-like flap

noun:

• gigantic peak
• kyoho grape; large purple-black slip-skin grape variety, like Concord grapes

particle:

• denotes uncertainty ➜ とやら
• such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like; A and B and whatnot - as ＡやらＢやら...

godan ~す verb:

• to adorn oneself; to dress oneself up

auxiliary verb:

• to give an air of; to make oneself seem like

noun:

• geometric progression
• proliferation; multiplying like rats

adverb:

• quite; entirely; completely; at all
• as if; as though; just like

noun:

• hammer
• hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone - usually written using kana alone

noun / suffix noun:

• kind; sort; type; class; genus; order; family
• similar example; parallel; the like

adjectival noun:

• administrative; businesslike; practical
• impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

noun:

• cylindrical candy made so that Kintaro's face appears wherever it is sliced ➜ 金太郎・金太郎

adjectival noun:

• inflexibly uniform; all the same; stamped out like cookies

suffix noun / noun:

• rise; increase; ascent Antonym: 下がり

noun:

• income; proceeds; return; profit; crop yield
• freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops) - abbreviation ➜ 上がり花
• completion; stop; finish
• end result (e.g. of crafts like painting, pottery, etc.); how something comes out

suffix / ~の noun:

• after (rain, illness, etc.)
• ex- (e.g. ex-bureaucrat)

~の noun:

• northbound

noun:

• sky
• heaven ［てん］
• svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth) ［てん］ - Buddhism term
• deva (divine being of Buddhism) ［てん］ - Buddhism term

noun:

• child; children - archaism
• child servant; temple page
• my (young or child-like) wife - humble language
• young slacker (who has not yet attained adulthood)

noun:

• senior group member; leader among peers

expression:

• (like) one's older brother; big brother ➜ 分【ぶん】

noun:

• asterism ➜ 星群

noun / ~する noun:

• lining up (like a row of stars) - archaism

noun:

• Japanese marten (Martes melampus)
• marten (any arboreal weasel-like mammal of genus Martes)

adverb:

• great many; ever so many
• any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small - preceding よい, 構わない, etc.

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)