noun:

• one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it - four character idiom

expression:

• since when; from when; how long

noun:

• practical guide; manual; how-to book

expression:

• surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

noun:

• (Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

adverb / noun:

• (how) many times; (how) often

noun:

• life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)

noun:

• sense for (how to use) money; money sense - four character idiom

noun:

• three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing) ➜ 落ち【おち】

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end) - slang - IT term

noun:

• the five Ws and one H (who, what, when, where, why and how)

noun:

• denied freedom (of how to live one's life); living like a caged bird [literal] - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling

noun:

• bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• trying to think of (a way); working out (how to do)
• contriving (to raise money); managing

expression:

• regardless of; irrespective of; without distinction of; no matter (how, what, when, etc.) ➜ 問う

pronoun:

• what

prefix:

• how many ［なん］ - followed by a counter ➜ 何か月
• large number of; many ［なん］ - followed by (optional number), counter and も ➜ 何度も・何日も

noun:

• you-know-what; that

expression:

• whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them

interjection:

• what? - expressing surprise
• hey! - expressing anger or irritability

particle:

• certainly; of course; to be sure; surely
• even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although - usu. with vol. verb or adj. stem
• without even; without so much as - with neg. verb
• at the (least, earliest, etc.) - after an adverb ➜ 遅くとも

expression:

• also (called)

particle:

• well - sometimes esp. an emphatic form of the particle と

conjunction:

• but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well

particle:

• even
• however; no matter how; even if; even though
• ... or something
• either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... - as 〜でも〜でも

prefix:

• pseudo-; quack; in-name-only - before an occupation, etc.
• for lack of anything better to do - before an occupation, etc. ➜ でもしか

adjective:

• strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
• strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
• good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
• being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient - as 〜に強い
• firm; rigid; solid
• intense; strong; fierce; high
• dependable; trustworthy

pronoun:

• where; what place ➜ 此処・其処・彼処
• how much (long, far); what extent ➜ 何れ程

adverb:

• why?; what for?
• how?; by what means?

noun:

• start; beginning; build up
• how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game - Baseball term

expression / adverbial noun:

• whereabout; about where
• how much

expression:

• what day
• how many days