expression / ichidan verb:

• to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice - usu. as 口をそろえて

noun:

• drumming in the streets to announce a tournament - Sumo term
• announcing an event by walking around in the streets beating a drum; drum used to announce an event by walking around in the streets

adverb:

• ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?") - emph. form of 一体 - four character idiom

conjunction:

• and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that

conjunction:

• and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that ➜ それなのに

particle:

• I wonder - at sentence end
• should I?; is it? - at sentence end
• I wish that; I hope that - at sentence end; with a negative

expression / adjective:

• cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that... ➜ 筈

expression / adjective:

• cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that... ➜ はずが無い

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow

expression:

• after all; in the end; in short

noun:

• the same town; that town

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• the same night; that night

noun:

• the same place; that place

noun:

• shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs) ➜ 貧乏ゆすり
• very slight movement - as 貧乏揺るぎもしない - archaism ➜ 貧乏揺るぎもしない

noun:

• iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

noun:

• expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence) - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")

noun:

• gait; pace; step

~の noun:

• most recent; current

pronoun:

• you; thou

noun / ~の noun:

• behind; in the rear; in back Antonym: 前方【ぜんぽう】

noun:

• naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation ➜ 自然木
• natural wood

expression:

• trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease - four character idiom

noun:

• on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter

conjunction:

• in; on; at; during; in the condition of

conjunction:

• by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing - abbreviation - slang ➜ ちなみに

noun:

• word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...") - e.g. 申し訳ありませんが、あいにく - obscure term - From English "cushion word"

noun:

• new adult (in Japan, 20-year-old who has their coming-of-age ceremony within that year)