particle:

• is it?; isn't it? - marks wh-question (what, where, who) - familiar language
• be; is - strengthens one's judgment or conclusion - children's language

adverb:

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

expression / adjectival noun / noun:

• out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

pre-noun adjectival:

• such; like that; that sort of; very

adverb:

• especially; particularly
• surely; clearly; unmistakably
• as if; as though; just like

noun / ~の noun:

• (person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy

noun:

• eel-like sea creature (i.e. saltwater eels, sea snakes, etc.) ➜ 鰻

noun:

• aluminium can shaped like a bottle (aluminum); metal bottle

noun:

• roadside tea house; beach-side cafe; simple, hut-like cafe - archaism

noun:

• shabu-shabu-like hotpot dish with pork, spinach, etc.

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to become erect (penis, nipple, etc.); to tower (like an erection) - pun on そそり立つ ➜ そそり立つ【そそりたつ】

noun:

• shallow hat with a round top (looking like a half manjū)

expression:

• so much; so; like that

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to like; to prefer

expression / pre-noun adjectival:

• that sort of; like that ➜ ああいう

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• that sort of; like that ➜ ああいう

conjunction:

• like that; that way; thus

expression:

• fighting (tilting at) windmills; working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at - four character idiom
• single-person mimicking a wrestling match

noun:

• concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• shawm-like instrument played by street vendors (sometimes referred to as a flute) - From Portuguese "charamela" ➜ 哨吶【さない】

noun:

• pail-like wooden container typically lacquered in Japanese style, used for holding and serving hot liquids

noun:

• small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like ➜ 小刀

auxiliary:

• word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation - archaism - Kantō, Tōhoku dialect
• should; must ➜ 可き

expression:

• in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

noun:

• large game (e.g. deer, boar) - archaism
• speaking badly of someone - archaism
• squirrel-like costume for frightening children - archaism