expression:

• then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

pre-noun adjectival:

• the usual; as it always is
• said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); aforementioned; you-know-(who, what, etc.)

adverb:

• in the usual way - archaism

noun:

• complete emptiness (i.e. as a denial of the inherent existence of all things); nirvana (where this emptiness is realized) - Buddhism term

adjectival noun / noun:

• quiet and lonely - archaism

noun:

• method of dyeing, developed in Okinawa, in which a single stencil is used to produce richly polychromatic designs; traditional dyed cloth from Okinawa

noun:

• badge (or keyring, etc.) used to inform others that the wearer is pregnant - From English "maternity mark"

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me - idiom

expression / noun:

• withered trees and cold ash; "someone who is detached and free of desires" [figurative]; "someone who has no vitality" [figurative]

expression / noun / ~の noun:

• (something) not coming together (as one had hoped or expected); unfortunate turn of events; unexpected turn; (a) crossbill's beak (which has differently shaped upper and lower parts) [literal] - often as ～の食い違い (with the same meaning) - idiom ➜ 交喙

expression:

• nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch - proverb

interjection:

• ah!; oh!; alas! - also written as 於乎, 於戯, 嗟乎, 嗟夫, 吁, etc.
• yes; indeed; that is correct
• aah; gah; argh - in exasperation
• hey!; yo!
• uh huh; yeah yeah; right; gotcha

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun / adjectival noun:

• unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; staggering; reeling; tottering; dizzily - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• wandering; wavering; aimlessly; without knowing what one is doing; having no goal in mind - onomatopoeia

interjection:

• by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not)

noun / ~の noun:

• something unexpected; emergency ➜ まさかの時

noun:

• currently; for the time being; presently; for now - archaism

adverb / ~の noun:

• indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly - obscure term ➜ 本当に

noun / ~する noun:

• seeing something that isn't actually there; hallucination; mistaking for something or someone else
• pretending not to see; looking the other way; turning a blind eye ➜ 見ぬふり【みぬふり】
• looking upwards ➜ 上目【うわめ】

noun:

• large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish
• useless man about the house; husband that is retired and considered a nuisance - colloquialism - derogatory term

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to spill; to fall out of; to overflow
• to peek through; to become visible (although normally not)
• to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

noun:

• person who is made to do things or go get things for someone else; person who runs errands; gofer - abbreviation - colloquialism ➜ 使いっ走り

expression / auxiliary adjective:

• cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to - after the -nai stem of a verb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face

noun / ~の noun:

• (similar to) perinatal; period from around the 28th week of pregnancy to a week after the baby is born

expression:

• the husband is always the last to know; everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband - idiom

expression:

• the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age

expression:

• cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to ➜ ざるを得ない【ざるをえない】

noun / ~の noun:

• money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber

expression:

• there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; a mended lid for a cracked pot [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• scoring the first point; winning the first game ［せんしょう］

noun:

• lucky day in the morning, but not in the afternoon ➜ 六曜