expression / noun:

• (wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth

noun:

• foreign ship (originally only of Dutch ships, but later referring to all foreign ships) - archaism - colloquialism

~の noun / noun:

• ordinary; common; usual
• free of charge - only 只
• unaffected; as is; safe - usu. as ただでは...

adverb:

• only; merely; just; simply

conjunction:

• but; however; nevertheless - esp. 但

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to start something
• to have started something, but not yet finished it

noun:

• layer of clothing worn by nobles (worn beneath the robe but over the undergarments) - archaism

noun:

• supporting, but indispensable role; major supporting role

noun:

• sailing windward
• land division in the Ryukyu Kingdom equivalent to modern prefectures (but the size of cities or towns) - obsolete term ➜ 村

noun:

• gentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove - four character idiom

noun:

• "day of the ghost" (an extremely auspicious day on the lunar calendar for everything but weddings) ➜ 暦注

expression / adjective:

• adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness

expression:

• in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

noun:

• student council (details vary widely but a body of students that takes part in overseeing student behaviour or student activities)

expression:

• avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries [literal] - proverb

expression / adjective:

• intolerable; unbearable; unendurable
• irresistible; tremendous; out of this world
• cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do - after te-form of verbs and adj.

expression:

• intolerable; unbearable; unendurable - emphatic form of 堪らない ➜ 堪らない【たまらない】
• tremendous; out of this world; irresistible ➜ 堪らない【たまらない】
• cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do ➜ 堪らない【たまらない】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion

expression:

• intolerable; unbearable; unendurable ➜ 堪らない【たまらない】
• irresistible; tremendous; out of this world ➜ 堪らない【たまらない】
• cannot help (doing); cannot but do; anxious to do - after 〜て／〜で form ➜ 堪らない【たまらない】

noun:

• business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers - From English

expression / ~よい adjective:

• glib; slick (sounds good but no substance); all talk - derogatory term
• in good form; in great shape; having things progress well

noun:

• nitrogen oxide (esp. nitric oxide, but also nitrous oxide, nitrogen dioxide, dinitrogen pentoxide, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• buying books and not reading them; stockpiling books

noun:

• books bought but not read

noun:

• in-home separation; quasi-divorce; marriage that has broken down but where the wife and husband still live together without getting a divorce

particle:

• only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone ➜ しか
• as (e.g. as soon as, as much as)
• worth - e.g. ...だけの

expression / adjective:

• glib; slick (sounds good but no substance); all talk - derogatory term ➜ 調子がいい【ちょうしがいい】
• in good form; in great shape; having things progress well ➜ 調子がいい【ちょうしがいい】

noun / adjectival noun:

• idle and incompetent; accomplishing nothing significant nor being capable of doing so; lacking the talent to do anything but idle away one's time - four character idiom