expression:

• from what (I've) seen; given that ...

noun:

• what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.) - usu. as 〜のいい

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

expression:

• be careful what you say; consider your words - proverb ➜ 物も言い様で角が立つ

expression:

• in what way (do you mean)

expression:

• what is worse; to make matters worse

expression:

• what did you do?
• is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?

interjection:

• What!

noun / ~の noun:

• not aware of what one is doing ➜ 知らず識らず

expression:

• you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught) [literal] - proverb - abbreviation ➜ 門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む【もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ】

expression:

• according to what someone said; according to someone's story ➜ 言うところによると

expression:

• what to do

noun:

• rendering what little service one can

adverb:

• what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo)
• what article? (in a law)
• how can?; cannot possibly; there is no way - the 条 in 何条 is an ateji - archaism

expression:

• what is it exactly?; what is it precisely

expression:

• you get what you pay for; penny wise and pound foolish - proverb

expression:

• there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; there is fortune in leftovers [literal] - proverb ➜ 残り物には福がある【のこりものにはふくがある】

expression:

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

pre-noun adjectival:

• what kind of; whatever sort of

adverb:

• no matter what; however much

noun:

• what minute; how many minutes

expression:

• what is it?

noun:

• getting what one wants by complaining or grumbling; profiting by holding out or taking a hard line; getting more by raising a ruckus - colloquialism

noun:

• what shape?; what type?; which model?
• which blood group? ➜ 血液型【けつえきがた】

noun:

• you are what you eat; slogan encouraging consumption of local seasonal foods for one's health; indivisibility of the body and the land (because the body is made from food and food is made from the land) [literal]

noun:

• troubles brought on by what one has written