noun:

• deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

particle:

• is it?; isn't it? - marks wh-question (what, where, who) - familiar language
• be; is - strengthens one's judgment or conclusion - children's language

particle:

• yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? - used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)
• or; whether or not - after each alternative
• some- (e.g. something, someone) - after an interrogative ➜ 何か
• hmm; huh - indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles ➜ とか

prefix:

• very - emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective ➜ か弱い

suffix:

• -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y - suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word ➜ 定か

adverb:

• in that way - archaism

particle:

• yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? - used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical) - familiar language

expression:

• fighting (tilting at) windmills; working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at - four character idiom
• single-person mimicking a wrestling match

expression:

• no problem; it doesn't matter

noun:

• hardware transform and lighting; hardware T&L - IT term

expression:

• worthless (of a person); somebody who wouldn't be missed if they died - vulgar ➜ くたばる

expression:

• it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)

expression:

• see Nikko and die; don't say "wonderful" until you've seen Nikko [literal] - proverb ➜ 日光を見ずして結構と言うなかれ

noun:

• lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it

expression:

• unable to let pass unnoticed; unable to be indifferent; unable to just watch (without doing anything); can't bear to see; can't stand watching; can't just stand by ➜ 見かねる【みかねる】

expression:

• it's hard to please everybody; damned if you do and damned if you don't - proverb

expression:

• is no match for; can't hold a candle to

expression:

• how should I know?; don't ask me - Ōsaka dialect

interjection:

• whatever; never mind; I don't care; the hell with it

expression:

• see Nikko and die; don't say "wonderful" until you've seen Nikko [literal] - proverb ➜ ナポリを見てから死ね

expression:

• no problem; it doesn't matter - Kansai dialect ➜ 構わない

expression:

• (it) goes without saying; needn't be said
• should rather be left unsaid

expression:

• birds of a feather flock together; don't mix your horses with your cows - proverb

interjection:

• It's nothing!; Don't mention it! - colloquialism

expression:

• fools rush in where angels fear to tread; the blind don't fear snakes [literal] - sensitive - proverb

expression / noun:

• tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; the last thing one needs to see

expression:

• nothing comes of nothing; don't expect things to happen on their own - proverb

expression:

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