metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
you (plural); all of you; you all
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
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.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how; in what way; how about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back