adverb:

• surely; certainly ➜ 嘸・嘸かし

adverb:

• surely; certainly

adverb:

• surely; certainly; without doubt

adverb:

• surely; certainly

adverb:

• certainly; surely; definitely

expression:

• that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...

adjective:

• regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate
• precious; dear; valuable
• too good for; deserving better
• almost (but not quite); close (but no cigar)

adjective:

• light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) Antonym: 重い
• light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile
• non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial
• slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)
• easy; simple
• indiscriminate ➜ 口が軽い

noun:

• fall; decline; lowering; hanging down; drooping; slanting (downward) Antonym: 上がり
• string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt - Sumo term
• food offering to the gods; leftovers; hand-me-downs - usu. as お下がり ➜ お下がり
• leaving (one's master's place for home)

suffix noun / noun:

• a little after ...

expression:

• It's audible but invisible; I hear voices but I can't see anybody - idiom

adverb:

• surely; no doubt; evidently

expression:

• surely; certainly; no doubt - archaism

pronoun:

• that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder ➜ 何方【どちら】・此方【こちら】・其方
• that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that
• that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener) - あちら is pol.
• there (place distant from both speaker and listener); over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)

adverb:

• surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed ➜ 嘸かし・嘸や

noun:

• layer of clothing worn by nobles (worn beneath the robe but over the undergarments) - archaism

expression / adverb:

• I regret that; I feel terrible but; I'm sorry but

expression / adjective:

• adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness

expression:

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

expression:

• condemn the offense, but not the offender; detest the sin, but weep for the sinner - proverb ➜ 罪を憎んで人を憎まず【つみをにくんでひとをにくまず】

conjunction:

• and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that

conjunction:

• and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that ➜ それなのに

expression / ~の noun:

• distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; special to

expression:

• but; except; without; but for - usu. accompanied by a verb in negative form

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun / prefix noun:

• raw; uncooked; fresh
• natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
• unprotected (i.e. not wearing a condom) - colloquialism
• live (i.e. not recorded)
• inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude
• impudence; sauciness - abbreviation ➜ 生意気
• unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer - abbreviation ➜ 生ビール

prefix:

• just a little; somehow; vaguely; partially; somewhat; half-; semi-
• irresponsibly; half-baked

noun:

• cash - archaism
• tipsiness - abbreviation ➜ 生酔い

noun:

• collective goods (i.e. goods or services such as parks, highways, etc. which could be supplied privately, but are usually provided by the government) ➜ 公共財

particle:

• (but) what about (the) ...; (but) what about those ... - following a noun; used to mimic and mock people who are upset over something - slang ➜ が