noun:

• miso eaten as it is; neat miso as an accompaniment - Food term

noun:

• kite with a (kanji or kana) character written on it

expression:

• if it does not exist; if it is not there; if it is not ... ➜ 無い【ない】

suffix:

• unless one ...; if one does not ... ➜ ない

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to embarrass oneself
• to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku) - orig. meaning

expression:

• it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...

expression:

• when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned ➜ 来る【きたる】

expression:

• trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease - four character idiom

expression:

• expression of humility said by the person who provided a meal after it is eaten - humble language ➜ お粗末

expression:

• it seems so; that's what it looks like - colloquialism

expression:

• before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs) - after neg. stem of verb

expression:

• sock it!; wallop it! - Baseball term

expression:

• it'll never happen - ハップン is from "happen" - obsolete term ➜ とんでもない

expression:

• it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order - proverb ➜ 跡を濁す【あとをにごす】・立つ鳥跡を濁さず

expression:

• before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• it (the weather) being piercing (bitterly) cold - four character idiom

adjectival noun / noun:

• richer than it appears

expression:

• no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

noun:

• soba with broth poured over it ➜ 掛け蕎麦

expression:

• it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was)

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head

expression:

• be that as it may - archaism

expression:

• it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order - proverb ➜ 跡を濁す【あとをにごす】

expression:

• damn it

expression:

• it's none of your business; it's not your concern

noun:

• coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner - obscure term