noun:

• lacking the words to say what one means

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• what kind; what sort

noun:

• weight-loss diet accompanied by meticulous notes about when and what one has eaten - abbreviation ➜ レコーディングダイエット

expression:

• what action to take; what to do with oneself

expression / ~よい adjective:

• what's the best thing to do?

expression:

• you can't give (use) what you don't have; nothing comes from nothing; you can't shake sleeves you don't have [literal]

expression / adjectival noun / adverb:

• what kind; what sort; how; in what way - Kansai dialect ➜ どんな・如何【どう】・どの様に【どのように】

adverb / interjection:

• why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for ➜ どうやって

noun:

• awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

~の noun / noun:

• beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

expression:

• apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear - colloquialism

expression:

• it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London - proverb

expression / adjective:

• having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; at one's wit's end

noun:

• focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint

expression:

• whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events

expression / adverb:

• after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

expression:

• you've hit the nail on the head; that's just what I thought; that's exactly like I feel; that's exactly what I think, too

expression / adjective:

• best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

adverb:

• how; in what way; how about ➜ 斯う・然う・ああ

interjection:

• eh?; what?; oh?
• yes; that's correct ➜ はい

particle:

• strengthens a question, assertion, etc. - at sentence end - archaism ➜ かえ・ぞえ・わえ
• used when calling out to someone - after a noun, etc. - archaism

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

expression:

• no matter how hard one might try; no matter what one does; even if one stood on one's head [literal] ➜ 逆立ち

expression:

• complete reversal of values or ways of thinking (over time); What appeared wrong in the past now appears right; realizing and regretting the past errors of one's ways - four character idiom

expression:

• something or other; what-do-you-call-it; what-do-you-call-them - onomatopoeia
• blah blah blah; yada yada yada - onomatopoeia

noun:

• complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective; overview