expression:

• if not ... (negative conditional) - also にゃあ ➜ ねば
• for (in regard to); in order to ➜ には

~の noun:

• for reference only; in-library use only; not for loan

noun:

• person with normal hearing (i.e. not deaf); hearing person

pronoun:

• that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder ➜ 何方【どちら】・此方【こちら】・其方
• that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that
• that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener) - あちら is pol.
• there (place distant from both speaker and listener); over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)

noun / ~の noun:

• (one's) master
• Lord (Christian ref. to Jesus or God) ［しゅ］
• the main thing; the majority; the primary concern ［しゅ］ ➜ 主たる・主として

noun:

• Western style residences built mostly for early foreign settlers during the end of the Shogunate and the Meiji era

expression:

• spare the rod and spoil the child; if you love your children, send them out into the world [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Keien period (between the end of the Russo-Japanese War and the Taisho Political Crisis, approx. 1905-1912 CE)

noun:

• children's haircut having hair in the rear that reaches the nape of the neck - archaism

noun:

• territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto

expression / adjective:

• doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary - after verb phrase

suffix:

• unless one ...; if one does not ... - colloquialism ➜ 無ければ
• cannot do without something - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 無くてはいけない【なくてはいけない】
• have to do - after negative base of verb ➜ 無くてはいけない【なくてはいけない】

expression:

• that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...

expression:

• better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know - proverb

expression / noun:

• common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair ➜ 良くある

adjective:

• regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate
• precious; dear; valuable
• too good for; deserving better
• almost (but not quite); close (but no cigar)

particle:

• indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
• indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)

conjunction:

• but; however; still; and
• regardless of; whether (or not) - after the volitional form of a verb

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.)
• having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy
• sleeveless (coat etc.)

expression:

• look carefully where your own footsteps fall; seek enlightenment by knowing yourself and not by watching others; know thyself

noun:

• falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)

expression:

• please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)

adjective:

• irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going; (feeling) impatient; tantalizing; tantalising

expression:

• impossible to do (although wants to); cannot afford to; must not; no way we can

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...
• to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
• to be soon; to be in the offing

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)

expression:

• at least ...; at least not (when followed by a negative) - ...だけは - idiom