auxiliary:

• not - from 〜ずあり; used after a -nai stem - archaism

expression:

• is; are - from 〜ぞあり; usu. as 〜にざりける

copula:

• be; is - used in place of the plain copula だ when attributing an utterance to a Korean; oft. derog. - humorous term - slang - From Korean ➜ だ

copula:

• be; is - used in place of the plain copula だ when attributing an utterance to a Chinese person - humorous term - colloquialism - From Korean

expression / yodan ~る verb (archaic):

• be; is - polite copula - polite language ➜ ご座る

expression:

• love is blind ➜ 痘痕も靨

expression:

• forewarned is forearmed - proverb

expression:

• ignorance is bliss - proverb

expression:

• silence is golden - proverb

interjection:

• yes; that is so - colloquialism

expression:

• what is it?

expression:

• knowledge is power

expression:

• ignorance is bliss - proverb ➜ 知らぬが仏【しらぬがほとけ】

expression:

• means; is; as for ➜ って

expression:

• it is assuredly that... - Ōsaka dialect ➜ なのです

expression:

• everything is preordained - proverb

expression:

• knowledge is power - proverb

expression:

• Is it so?; Really? - From French "N'est-ce pas?"

expression:

• there is no hope

expression:

• how money is used

expression:

• if it is good

adverb:

• now is the time

expression:

• love is without reason - proverb

noun:

• someone who is coming ➜ 行手

expression:

• is it not so? ➜ 無かる【なかる】

expression:

• I assure you it is - at sentence end, equiv. of ですよ - polite language - Ōsaka dialect ➜ です