expression:

• for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

expression:

• the good and bad deeds cancel each other out; good deeds make up for the bad - idiom

noun:

• turning evil into good through indoctrination; following the teachings of Buddha to turn the world's evil into good - Buddhism term

expression / ~の noun:

• (not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit ➜ ほんのわずか

expression:

• as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now

expression:

• feast for one's eyes; sight as pleasing as the New Year

expression:

• leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums) [literal] - proverb

expression:

• necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one - proverb

adverb:

• much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone

adverb:

• as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough
• really; actually; ever - used in interrogative and hypothetical sentences

expression:

• if it's alright; if you don't mind my asking; if it's all the same to you ➜ 差し支え【さしつかえ】

adverbial noun:

• just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

expression / ~よい adjective:

• good feeling; feeling good Antonym: 気持ち悪い

noun:

• small chrysanthemum
• small low grade piece of japanese paper used as a kettle rest or as a tissue - obscure term
• paper handed as a means of congratulations in a red light district - obscure term

expression / adjective:

• does not agree with; does not get along with

noun / ~する noun:

• the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot - four character idiom

noun:

• purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

expression / adjective:

• there is no need to ...
• never happens; there is never a time when

expression:

• the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

adjectival noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb / noun / ~の noun:

• clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent - four character idiom

noun / counter:

• article (in document); provision ➜ 第一条【だいいちじょう】
• stripe; streak; line

suffix:

• although; though ➜ 言い条【いいじょう】
• since; as; because; inasmuch as

expression:

• there is no problem; there is no need to go into details - archaism

adjectival noun:

• as ... as possible

conjunction:

• besides; as well as ➜ だけでなく

expression / conjunction:

• as if; as though - usu. after verb