noun:

• children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it

expression:

• when it's important; when it comes to the crunch; when push comes to shove; when it comes to the point; in one's hour of need; at the critical moment ➜ いざ

expression:

• if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness - proverb

expression / adjective:

• it can't be helped; it's inevitable; it's no use; can't stand it; being impatient; being annoyed ➜ 仕方がない

noun / ~の noun:

• know-it-all

adverb:

• to the best of my ability, poor though it be

expression / adjective:

• it cannot be helped; there is no other way

expression:

• I don't need it; I don't want it - Kansai dialect ➜ 要る

expression:

• whether it is true or not

expression:

• it could turn out badly; it might have unfortunate consequences ➜ 兼ねない【かねない】

noun:

• cylindrical candy made so that Kintaro's face appears wherever it is sliced ➜ 金太郎・金太郎

adjectival noun:

• inflexibly uniform; all the same; stamped out like cookies

expression:

• it must be like this

expression / ichidan verb:

• to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

noun / ~する noun:

• reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it ➜ 素読【そどく】
• reading a second draft without checking it against the original

noun:

• drinking alcohol while pouring it for each other

noun:

• rectangular bugaku mask made of thick paper and white silk with facial features drawn on it ➜ 舞楽

conjunction:

• now that it is as such; since it is as such

expression:

• it is better to; it is best to; there's nothing better than

expression:

• it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit? - colloquialism

expression:

• if you have a mind to do something, you can do it - proverb

expression:

• don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought ➜ いいから

expression:

• it is so; it is as such - archaism

expression:

• it's hard to discipline one's mind; defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard [literal] - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience

expression / particle:

• isn't it; right?; you know? - indicates emphasis, etc. - Kansai dialect