expression / adjective:

• had better ... - after past tense verb
• had better not ... - after negative verb ➜ した方がいい

expression / ichidan verb:

• to not take seriously; to take lightly

noun:

• non-profit; not-for-profit; non-commercial

expression / adverb:

• (not) in any way; in no way

expression / adverb:

• (not) in any way; in no way

expression / adjective:

• I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; I feel guilty
• thank you very much (for help, etc.)

noun:

• alarm clock - abbreviation ➜ 目覚まし時計【めざましどけい】
• waking up; keeping oneself awake
• type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap ➜ お目覚

expression / adjectival noun:

• crumpled up (of a face; like the face of a Japanese spaniel while it's sneezing) - humorous term

noun:

• crookedness; something not right; something out of the ordinary; something unpleasant; something disgusting; unlawfulness; something unhappy; calamity

noun:

• townspeople; townsfolk; commoner; civilian; merchant; tradesman; tradeswoman; tradespeople; artisan; members of the lowest Edo-period social class (comprising commoners not involved in farming)

noun:

• performance; take; going before an audience or on-air - colloquialism ➜ 本番【ほんばん】
• game; season; crucial moment - colloquialism ➜ 本番【ほんばん】
• actual sexual intercourse (i.e. not simulated); penetration - colloquialism ➜ 本番【ほんばん】

adverb / ~の noun:

• once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-
• never yet; never before; first time; still not happened - used with neg. verb

expression / adverb:

• perhaps; possibly; maybe; by any chance; if I'm not mistaken
• if; in case; in the event that

noun:

• child born with teeth
• child which does not resemble its parents; changeling
• wild child; badly-behaved child

noun:

• inconsistency of speech and action; failing to act up to one's words; not practicing what one preaches - four character idiom

expression:

• I am not going to fall for that trick; that trick won't work on me ➜ その手【そのて】

expression / adverb:

• good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly

noun:

• treasure ship
• picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

noun:

• the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner

~よい adjective:

• good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable - also written 良い ➜ 良い【よい】
• sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared ➜ 良い【よい】
• profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ➜ 良い【よい】
• OK ➜ 良い【よい】

expression:

• to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

auxiliary verb:

• (I) will; (I) shall - on non-五段 stem, e.g. 食べる→食べよう; indicates intention
• let's - on non-五段 stem; indicates suggestion or invitation
• (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); maybe; perhaps; perchance - on non-五段 stem; indicates speculation

interjection:

• hey; yo; hi - familiar language

particle:

• come on; hey - empathetic version of よ ➜ よ

noun:

• being too clever (for one's own good); getting done in by one's own cleverness

expression:

• what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing - proverb