expression / noun:

• the powers that be ➜ 権力者

expression:

• whatever brought that on?

expression:

• whatever brought that on?

expression:

• for that very reason

conjunction:

• and; thereupon; because of that - Kansai dialect ➜ それで

adverb:

• supposing that; even if ➜ 縦んば

conjunction:

• next; then; after that

noun:

• that country
• nirvana - archaism

conjunction:

• if that's the case - Kansai dialect ➜ だったら

expression / noun:

• (words to) that effect

noun:

• someone who has a title but no real duty; useless person ➜ 取り巻き
• actor playing a daimyo who merely sets the scene as part of the background (in kabuki) - original meaning ➜ 大名

noun:

• solitary non-employed person; non-employed person aged 20-59, not married or engaged in study who has no social interactions with anybody outside their family - From English

interjection:

• you are welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

noun:

• it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check - four character idiom - Buddhism term

expression / adverb:

• whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head

expression:

• I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
• thank you very much (for help, etc.)

expression:

• being excessively cautious; knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it [literal] - idiom

noun:

• cheese with holes in it (e.g. Swiss, Emmenthal)

noun:

• a good time to view the moon (i.e. when it is full) - archaism

expression:

• mind your own business!; keep out of it! - humorous term - archaism

noun:

• outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)

expression:

• it is too late to show filial piety once your parents are dead - proverb

~よい adjective:

• attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat; with-it; groovy

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to boil something until it is done (e.g. vegetables) ➜ 茹で上がる【ゆであがる】