croaking (of a frog); ribbit ribbit; with a robotic-sounding auto-tune effect (of vocals)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
(overnight) stay; lodging
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof