to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
discovery; detection; finding
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk