expression:

• when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own; a sunken place will collect water [literal] - proverb - obscure term
• someone in bad circumstances will continue to accumulate difficulties - proverb - obscure term

expression:

• in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

noun:

• original spelling or kana usage
• spelling in original language (for words transliterated into another language or script)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding
• to act formally; to act stiffly

noun:

• familiarity with the land
• locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)

noun:

• pouring hot water on oneself before entering the bathtub; hot water poured on oneself before entering the bathtub
• pouring hot water on oneself repeatedly (type of hot-spring cure)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to awaken; to arouse from sleep
• to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of)
• to sober up
• to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil ［醒ます］ ➜ 冷ます【さます】

noun:

• kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play ➜ 本狂言・間狂言
• kabuki play; kabuki performance
• make-believe; ruse; trick

noun / ~する noun:

• closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard
• pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

noun:

• doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response

noun / ~する noun:

• shift away from manufacturing to an information and service-based economy - Economics term
• softening
• release (e.g. of a movie) on home video (e.g. DVD, BD, VHS)

noun / ~する noun:

• spanking

noun:

• traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, was hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility

expression:

• whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

noun:

• plan which is shown on the left; left-most plan; map on the left (chart, graph) ➜ 右図

noun:

• head
• hair (on one's head)
• mind; brains; intellect ［あたま］
• leader; chief; boss; captain
• top; tip
• beginning; start
• head; person ［あたま］
• top structural component of a kanji ［かしら］
• pair ［あたま］ - colloquialism - Mahjong term ➜ 雀頭【ジャントー】

noun / ~の noun:

• firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun ➜ 単発銃【たんぱつじゅう】
• having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; single-engined airplane ➜ 単発機【たんぱつき】
• one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial; one-off; single occasion

noun / ~する noun:

• consecration (of a person or thing, in Catholicism); sanctification; prayer of sanctification; ritual of consecration

adverb:

• great many; ever so many
• any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small - preceding よい, 構わない, etc.

pre-noun adjectival:

• this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker) ➜ 何の【どの】・此れ・其の・彼の

noun:

• candy stick; stick candy; candy on a stick (e.g. lollipop); cylindrical candy

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone

~と adverb / ~する noun:

• with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; with a click - onomatopoeia ➜ ぱたり
• suddenly; all of a sudden - onomatopoeia ➜ ぱたり

noun:

• early Edo-period book written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji (primarily intended for women and children) - four character idiom

adverb / ~と adverb:

• with a clash; with a thud; with a bang; with a flop; plump - onomatopoeia
• unexpectedly (meeting someone) - onomatopoeia
• suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt) - onomatopoeia