expression / adjective:

• inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever you do is OK; trivial

expression:

• he that has no child knows not what love is - proverb

expression:

• prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling [literal] - proverb

noun:

• part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono) ➜ 下前
• percentage; commission ➜ 上米【うわまい】

expression:

• How are things with you?; How are you doing?

expression:

• what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

expression:

• needless to say; it goes without saying that

expression:

• thank you (dialect from the Izumo region of Shimane Prefecture)

expression:

• to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

expression:

• from what (I've) seen; given that ...

expression:

• if you are prepared you don't have to worry; 'tis good to have a shelter against every storm - proverb

interjection:

• thanks (e.g. for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it

noun / ~の noun:

• tiredness; fatigue ➜ 疲れ【つかれ】

expression:

• you can make friends anywhere; not even in hell is everyone an ogre [literal] - proverb

expression / interjection:

• well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

pronoun:

• you (referring to someone of equal or lower status) - 貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males - polite language
• dear (what a wife calls a husband) ［貴方・貴男］

expression:

• it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty [literal] - proverb

noun:

• business; task; errand; engagement
• use; purpose

suffix noun:

• for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...

noun:

• call of nature; excretion ➜ 用を足す

expression / conjunction:

• if it is the case that ...

particle:

• I wonder - at sentence end
• should I?; is it? - at sentence end
• I wish that; I hope that - at sentence end; with a negative

expression:

• a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved - proverb
• I've got something to ask you

expression:

• thank you; many thanks; much appreciated
• that's enough for today

expression:

• in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

noun:

• declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed - Mahjong term - From Chinese "lizhi"
• being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)

expression:

• you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason (e.g. a crying child or a violent lord); you can't fight City Hall - idiom ➜ 泣く子と地頭には勝てない【なくことじとうにはかてない】

expression:

• you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason (e.g. a crying child or a violent lord); you can't fight City Hall - proverb