expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky - most oft. used disparagingly
• to get up to speed; to move into gear

conjunction:

• anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway ➜ 何れにしても【いずれにしても】・何れにせよ【いずれにせよ】

conjunction / expression / adverb:

• unavoidable; this is it; this is the end; left with no choice; it's all over now

noun / ~の noun:

• opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy - four character idiom

expression:

• what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

conjunction:

• anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

expression / ichidan verb:

• to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate

pre-noun adjectival:

• somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

expression / noun:

• changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons ➜ 移り変わり【うつりかわり】

noun:

• person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky - slang ➜ 調子に乗る【ちょうしにのる】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat

prefix noun:

• old age; age; old people; the old; the aged; senior; elder

godan ~つ verb / transitive:

• to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• last week; the week before

noun:

• weather; the elements ➜ お天気・気象
• fair weather; fine weather

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to line up; to stand in a line
• to rival; to match; to equal

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
• to be ready; to be completed
• to be made; to be built
• to be good at; to be permitted (to do)
• to become intimate; to take up (with somebody)
• to grow; to be raised
• to become pregnant

adjective:

• wanted; wished for; in need of; desired ➜ 欲しがる

auxiliary adjective:

• I want (you) to - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~の noun:

• other (place, thing, person); the rest
• outside; beyond - esp. 外 - usually written using kana alone

adverbial noun:

• nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to) - as 〜ほか〜ない, usu. after より or the dictionary form of a verb - usually written using kana alone ➜ ほかない
• besides...; in addition to... - often as ほかに

adverb / interjection:

• why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for ➜ どうやって

noun:

• inside; in
• among; within
• center (centre); middle
• during; while

particle:

• et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
• or something - after an approximate quote or vague suggestion
• the likes of - lessening the significance or value of the previous word

pre-noun adjectival:

• that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the ➜ 何の【どの】・此の・其れ・彼の

interjection:

• um...; er...; uh...

~する noun / ~の noun:

• to contact; to get in touch ➜ ご連絡

noun:

• contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message ➜ ご連絡
• connection; coordination; junction

~の noun:

• intercalary; intercalaris; internuncial