expression:

• either way; in any case; one way or another

noun / ~する noun / intransitive verb / prefix noun:

• occurring frequently; being susceptible; age, body part, group of people, etc. in which a disease or condition occurs especially frequently - Medicine term

ichidan verb:

• to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together

noun:

• asexuality; nonsexuality; lack of sexual attraction or orientation
• non-sexual love

expression:

• there is no God!; it's a cruel world; there is no god or Buddha [literal] - idiom

~の noun:

• within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

expression:

• otherwise; if not; or else

noun:

• involuntary upgrade; operational upgrade; free upgrade to business or first class on an overbooked flight

expression:

• no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

noun:

• multiple-system operator; multi-system operator; MSO; operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite television systems

noun / adjectival noun:

• stubborn; obstinate; sticking to one's views or decisions - four character idiom

noun:

• involuntary upgrade; operational upgrade; free upgrade to business or first class on an overbooked flight - abbreviation ➜ インボランタリーアップグレード

noun:

• heddle; heald; part of a loom, a wire or cord with an eye, through which the warp threads are threaded

noun:

• poem (esp. tanka); song; composition of a poem or song
• pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn - Buddhism term ➜ 御詠歌
• singing a poem or song in a loud voice

noun:

• tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)

noun:

• long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range ➜ 龍穴

noun:

• minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors - abbreviation - From English "one box" ➜ ワンボックスカー

noun / ~する noun:

• radicalization; radicalisation; becoming a radical
• intensification; becoming acute; narrowing; sharpening

adverb:

• though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

noun:

• Dragon's beard candy; Chinese cotton candy; Chinese pastry, similar to Turkish pishmaniye or Persian pashmak (thin pastry threads outside, filling inside) - Food term ➜ 竜の髭

noun:

• dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened - slang

noun:

• recipient; receiving side; place or person that receives something

noun:

• luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment

noun:

• joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party ➜ 合コン

~と adverb:

• in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption - onomatopoeia