noun:

• mistaken identity; person so changed that it's hard to recognize him (recognise)

expression:

• around ...; or so

expression:

• that's right; that's so - polite language - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• being frank; going so far as to say

adjectival noun / noun:

• multiplicity of troubles; so many as to be troublesome

adverb:

• great many; ever so many
• any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small - preceding よい, 構わない, etc.

expression:

• very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day ➜ 三度の飯より好き【さんどのめしよりすき】

expression:

• the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the samurai first among men - proverb

conjunction:

• then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case ➜ それなら

expression:

• that's exactly right; that's so true - abbr. of ほんまそれ or 本当にそれ - slang

expression:

• despite appearances; you mightn't think so, however ...

expression / adjective:

• extremely busy; so busy one would even welcome the help of a cat [literal] - idiom

expression:

• figuratively speaking; metaphorically speaking; so to speak; to use a figure of speech

expression:

• you can't rely on parents and money to stay around forever; money comes and goes; so do parents - proverb

expression:

• this!; this is exactly right; this is so true; I agree - abbr. of ほんまこれ or 本当にこれ - slang

expression:

• now that; since; so long as; because

noun / ~する noun:

• dying of shame; being so ashamed one wants to die ➜ 慙死

expression:

• contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

expression:

• to (an extent); up to; so far as; even - more emphatic than まで ➜ 迄【まで】
• doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ... - usu. as 〜までもない
• even if ... - usu. as 〜ないまでも

expression:

• as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell ➜ 関する

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun [literal] - obscure term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun [literal] - obscure term

conjunction:

• and in addition to that; even so

expression:

• very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day [literal]

noun / ~する noun:

• dying of shame; being so ashamed one wants to die