conjunction:

• be that as it may; even so; though that be so

expression:

• no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook ➜ 何としても

noun:

• oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

expression:

• Don't worry about it; There is nothing to fear; There is no need for anxiety; Everything is under control - four character idiom

noun:

• it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check - four character idiom - Buddhism term

expression:

• to whom it may concern

noun:

• thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late) [literal] - from 花の金曜日

noun:

• method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves (or flowers, etc.) placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials - obscure term
• coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner ➜ 摺り込み染め

noun:

• the principle of not resuming debate on an item in the same Diet session in which it has been voted down

expression:

• it's the thought that counts

expression:

• people will believe something false if many agree that it is true (an example of argumentum ad populum); there's a tiger in the market [literal] - proverb

expression:

• there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it; expression one says when what is expected comes

expression:

• it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie - Kansai dialect ➜ 仕方がない

noun:

• buried earthen jar that makes sound when water drips into it (garden feature)

noun:

• late autumn that makes it seem like winter is coming

godan ~る verb:

• to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority ➜ 通がる

expression / adjective:

• find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)

noun / ~する noun:

• sprinkling salt on a raw vegetable and rubbing it in - Food term ➜ 揉む【もむ】

expression:

• it's probably so; it stands to reason

expression / noun:

• loving something but being very bad at it - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• borrowing something without returning it; mooching; welching - colloquialism ➜ パクる

expression:

• you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught) [literal] - proverb - abbreviation ➜ 門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む【もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ】

noun:

• tool for scrubbing wood to give it texture, traditionally made of dried grass bound together by hemp cord
• scrubbing wood to give it texture

expression / ichidan verb:

• to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time