godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

noun:

• happoshu; low-malt beer-like beverage
• sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol

godan ~る verb:

• to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult

expression / noun:

• being in a helpless situation; (like a) fish on a chopping board [literal] - idiom

expression:

• persevering through something difficult makes one stronger; whatever doesn't kill us only makes us stronger; slow but steady wins the race - proverb

expression:

• time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short - proverb

expression:

• like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)

interjection:

• beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• cat tongue; thin cookie or chocolate shaped like a tongue - Food term - From French "langue de chat"

expression:

• faith is mysterious; through faith, even something trivial (like a pilchard's head) seems valuable - proverb

expression:

• time flies; like watching a white horse run by through a gap in the wall (Zhuangzi) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• the dots of i's and the crosses of t's; (not neglecting) the slightest details - four character idiom ➜ 一点一画もおろそかにしない

noun:

• wisdom tooth
• not knowing who your parents are; person who doesn't know who their parents are

expression:

• (I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat ➜ 口が裂けても言えない【くちがさけてもいえない】

adjective:

• nonexistent; not being (there) ➜ 亡い
• unpossessed; unowned; not had
• unique ➜ またとない
• not; impossible; won't happen - as ...ことがない, etc.; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility

auxiliary adjective:

• not ... - after the ren'youkei form of an adjective ➜ ない
• to not be...; to have not ... - after the -te form of a verb

adjectival noun:

• like this; this sort; this way

expression:

• if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

expression:

• if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

auxiliary adjective:

• seeming ...; appearing ... - expresses judgement based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay

suffix / adjective:

• -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ... - after a noun, adverb or adjective stem

pre-noun adjectival:

• what (e.g. "what rudeness") (an expression of surprise, anger)

expression:

• what (something) is like - usu. as 〜の何たるか

noun:

• paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

noun:

• carriage beautifully decorated with gold, silver, gems, etc., for use by Heian era nobles at festivals and like activities

suffix noun / noun:

• appearing ...; looking ... - usu. after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 様だ
• way to ...; method of ...ing - usu. after the -masu stem of a verb
• form; style; design - usu. after a noun
• like; similar to - usu. after a noun ➜ 様だ

noun:

• thing (thought or spoken)

noun:

• ornamental weights used to keep curtains and the like from blowing around in the wind

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