adjectival noun / adverb:

• very loose; slowly; leisurely - onomatopoeia

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow dark slowly

adverb / ~と adverb:

• rolling slowly (waves); gently swelling; undulating - onomatopoeia

expression:

• honey is sweet, but the bee stings; I would like to taste fugu, but I value my life [literal]; hesitating from doing something because of fear of consequences - proverb ➜ フグ

adverb:

• suddenly; abruptly
• deliberately; slowly; gently - original meaning

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; lumbering - onomatopoeia
• stolidly (standing); impassively - onomatopoeia

expression:

• it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

adverb:

• especially; particularly
• surely; clearly; unmistakably
• as if; as though; just like

noun / ~の noun:

• other (place, thing, person); the rest
• outside; beyond - esp. 外 - usually written using kana alone

adverbial noun:

• nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to) - as 〜ほか〜ない, usu. after より or the dictionary form of a verb - usually written using kana alone ➜ ほかない
• besides...; in addition to... - often as ほかに

noun:

• slow tempo; slowly - Music term

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• idling away time; unproductively
• slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously

expression:

• I don't know for certain, but ...; I don't know if that's the reason, but ...

expression:

• well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

adverb / ~と adverb:

• gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly - onomatopoeia
• seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.) - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• (move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily - onomatopoeia ➜ のっそり

adverb / ~と adverb:

• aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up) - onomatopoeia
• slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly - onomatopoeia

~と adverb:

• unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time

adverb:

• surely (not); certainly (not)

noun / suffix noun:

• bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha - Buddhism term
• High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)
• title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory ➜ 本地垂迹説

adverb:

• or; otherwise
• furthermore; also
• perhaps; by some chance; possibly - archaism
• that being said; be that as it may - archaism
• however; but - archaism
• not to mention; needless to say - archaism
• as expected; sure enough - archaism
• really; at all - used to express emphatic denial, suspicion, or emotion - archaism

expression:

• will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope; I fear; it seems

expression / adverb:

• by hook or by crook; by all possible means - idiom

noun:

• ping-pong; table tennis ［ピンポン］

interjection:

• exactly!; surely!; that's it!

noun / ~する noun:

• ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.) - onomatopoeia

expression / adjective:

• feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do - after neg. verb stem ➜ ないではいられない

expression / adjective:

• feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do ➜ ずにはいられない