conjunction:

• if it is the case that; if

expression:

• be that the case, do so; do as you please; in any case

expression:

• (as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; fact - from ことでは
• (it is a ~) thing; matter; fact - from ことじゃ, equiv. to ことだ - Kansai dialect

noun:

• (thing that Koreans claim is) originally from Korea - slang - derogatory term - From English "uli + (ori)ginal"

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way
• to have enough (of); to be disgusted with

expression / interjection:

• indeed, it is so; I concur, it is so - archaism

expression:

• disliking a certain food without having tried it
• disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to

expression:

• he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; sometimes you have to lose to win - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears

expression:

• having been told something so often that one is fed up with it - abbreviation - idiom - colloquialism ➜ 耳に胼胝ができる【みみにたこができる】

expression:

• it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something - idiom

expression:

• all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end - proverb

noun:

• All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)

noun:

• immobiliser (electronic device that prevents an automobile engine from running without the key); immobilizer

expression:

• as expected; just as I thought it would; that is exactly why... - archaism

noun:

• winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting - four character idiom
• one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor)
• Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu) - colloquialism ➜ 新当流

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun / adjectival noun:

• unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; staggering; reeling; tottering; dizzily - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• wandering; wavering; aimlessly; without knowing what one is doing; having no goal in mind - onomatopoeia

expression / adjective:

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

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to get drunk; to become intoxicated
• to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
• to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures

expression / adjective:

• it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

expression:

• it is better to; it is best to; there's nothing better than

expression:

• there is no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted; squeezing your buttocks after you have farted [literal] - proverb

expression:

• any port will do in a storm; when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune [literal] - proverb

expression / adjective:

• it is not (like that); used to explicitly deny one thing while also implicitly denying other things

noun:

• last spurt; home stretch; last part of a race or period of time where you give it your best effort

expression:

• the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly ➜ 困った事