expression:

• by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident

adverb / ~と adverb:

• in a drenched manner; moistly - onomatopoeia
• affectionately; fondly; tenderly - onomatopoeia
• slowly; at ease; restful - onomatopoeia

expression:

• paper lanterns and temple bells (esp. as an example of two things looking similar on the outside, but of a completely different nature); (like) chalk and cheese; you can't judge a book by its cover - obscure term ➜ 月と鼈【つきとすっぽん】

noun:

• different in appearance but essentially the same in content; equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor; the same for all practical purposes - four character idiom ➜ 同工異曲【どうこういきょく】

adverb / ~と adverb:

• slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly - onomatopoeia
• soon; momentarily; before long; any time now - onomatopoeia

expression:

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

expression:

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

adverb:

• surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent) - onomatopoeia
• sternly; severely - esp. キッと - onomatopoeia
• having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight - onomatopoeia
• suddenly; abruptly; instantly - onomatopoeia - archaism

expression:

• having no choice but to carry on; having no choice but to go on; unable to change one's course of action; a man riding a tiger cannot disembark halfway through

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• slowly; tardily; dawdling; lingering; hesitantly - onomatopoeia

adverb:

• complaining; grumbling - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~する noun:

• unsettled (e.g. weather) - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun:

• loose; slackened - onomatopoeia

noun:

• snail's pace tactics; walking slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings - four character idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to start slowly; to lag behind

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• in swarms; in clusters - onomatopoeia
• tediously; slowly - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• abruptly (rising) - onomatopoeia
• slowly (rising) - original meaning - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• plump; rotund ［むっくり］ - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• in drops; dripping; trickling; streaming; flowing - onomatopoeia
• gently (sloping) - onomatopoeia
• sluggishly; endlessly; lengthily - onomatopoeia
• leisurely; idly; slowly; slovenly - onomatopoeia

expression:

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

noun:

• uphill path; path or slope that becomes slowly steeper

adverb:

• abruptly (rising) - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• slowly (rising) - original meaning - onomatopoeia

expression:

• like chalk and cheese (superficially similar, but completely different) (the moon and a turtle shell are both round, but they are otherwise completely different); like day and night; like the difference between heaven and hell

noun:

• victimization by media; trial by media; damage caused by exaggerated or false reporting (e.g. that one has committed a crime)

adverb:

• exactly; surely; certainly; just - esp. 正に when in kanji
• right then; just then; at that moment
• just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening) - esp. 将に when in kanji
• duly; naturally - esp. 当に when in kanji

noun:

• mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person - four character idiom

adjectival noun:

• safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay

adverb:

• certainly; surely; undoubtedly

interjection / adjectival noun:

• no thanks; I'm good; that's alright - colloquialism

noun:

• great man; fine figure of a man ［だいじょうぶ］ - archaism ➜ 大丈夫【だいじょうふ】

noun / ~する noun:

• selling by measure; selling by weight; selling by volume

particle:

• certainly; of course; to be sure; surely
• even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although - usu. with vol. verb or adj. stem
• without even; without so much as - with neg. verb
• at the (least, earliest, etc.) - after an adverb ➜ 遅くとも

expression:

• also (called)

particle:

• well - sometimes esp. an emphatic form of the particle と