godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to differ (from); to vary
• to not be in the usual condition
• to not match the correct (answer, etc.)
• to be different from promised ➜ 話が違う

expression:

• isn't it?; wasn't it? - at sentence-end; oft. as 〜のと違うか - Kansai dialect

expression:

• things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy - idiom

expression / adjective:

• is not; am not; are not - from ではない
• isn't it?

noun:

• impractical desktop theory (proposition); unworkable idea; an idea that isn't worth the paper it's written on - four character idiom

expression:

• isn't it great?

noun:

• carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868

noun / ~の noun:

• (definitely) gay; gay person who isn't pretending to be gay; non-fake gay - slang ➜ がち・ホモ

expression:

• There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; Make hay while the sun shines - proverb

expression:

• victory depends on the luck of the day (i.e. it isn't always the strongest who wins)

noun:

• short sleeper; person who doesn't need much sleep

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to affect; to put on airs
• to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be - as …を気取る

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

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:

• short sleeper; person who doesn't need much sleep ➜ 短時間睡眠者【たんじかんすいみんしゃ】

particle:

• yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? - used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)
• or; whether or not - after each alternative
• some- (e.g. something, someone) - after an interrogative ➜ 何か
• hmm; huh - indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles ➜ とか

prefix:

• very - emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective ➜ か弱い

suffix:

• -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y - suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word ➜ 定か

adverb:

• in that way - archaism

expression:

• size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle [literal] - proverb

expression / noun:

• something that looks difficult but actually isn't; swimming in a cold lake during mid-winter seems difficult, but it's nothing to a kappa - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• seeing something that isn't actually there; hallucination; mistaking for something or someone else
• pretending not to see; looking the other way; turning a blind eye ➜ 見ぬふり【みぬふり】
• looking upwards ➜ 上目【うわめ】

expression:

• nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything

expression:

• don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face - after a verb

expression / noun:

• tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; the last thing one needs to see

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to think hard about (something that one doesn't know much of); to rack one's brain

particle:

• such things as ...; and ... and - used for non-exhaustive lists related to a specific time and place
• the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as - after the dictionary form of a verb ➜ や否や

unclassified:

• be; is - plain copula - Kansai dialect ➜ だ

interjection:

• o; oh - punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.
• huh; what - interjection expressing surprise
• hi - male language
• yes; what? - archaism

particle:

• yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it? - indicates a question - archaism

expression:

• you can't give (use) what you don't have; nothing comes from nothing; you can't shake sleeves you don't have [literal]

expression:

• fuck you!; don't fuck with me!; don't fuck around!; don't be a screw off! - vulgar ➜ ふざけんなよ