expression:

• it is so; it is as such - archaism

interjection:

• no; nay
• well; er; why
• you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

expression / godan ~る verb:

• you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping - idiom ➜ ツケが回って来る【ツケがまわってくる】

expression:

• study hard while you are young; boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder [literal] - proverb

expression:

• how have (you) been? (gen. used after some time apart); nothing (untoward) has happened, has it? [literal] - polite language

noun:

• curtain separating a central room from the aisles around it (in palatial-style architecture) ➜ 母屋【もや】・庇

adverb:

• freely; readily; cheerfully; without any sense of hesitation; without reserve; without treating it as a big deal; casually

adverb:

• strange to say; strangely enough; it is a wonder that

noun:

• late autumn that makes it seem like winter is coming

expression:

• (from rakugo) that's all from me, and now the next speaker ...; expression used to hand over to the next speaker

particle:

• is it?; isn't it? - marks wh-question (what, where, who) - familiar language
• be; is - strengthens one's judgment or conclusion - children's language

expression:

• yes it is!; it surely is; certainly - often as resp. to まさか... ➜ 真逆【まさか】

noun / ~する noun:

• reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it ➜ 素読【そどく】
• reading a second draft without checking it against the original

expression:

• if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

noun:

• inscription on the bathtub of King Tang ("If you can renovate yourself one day, then you can do so every day, and keep doing so day after day.")

expression:

• (I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat ➜ 口が裂けても言えない【くちがさけてもいえない】

expression:

• what will happen to everyone else if I am not the one who goes? (expression of confidence from someone going out into the world)

noun / ~する noun:

• treat; banquet; feast; entertainment; goodies - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ごちそう

interjection:

• thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ごちそうさま

expression:

• you wish!; that's not going to happen; not a chance - pun on そうは行かぬ - humorous term

expression:

• taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it - idiom

noun:

• trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work - polite language ➜ 苦労

expression:

• thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts ➜ ご苦労さま

noun / ~する noun:

• sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others

noun:

• sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others ➜ 御裾分け

expression:

• there's no flying from fate; you can't fight fate - proverb

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping