adverbial noun / noun:

• in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is

noun:

• in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is ➜ 時節柄

expression:

• is something that; is that which

expression:

• not to write to or visit someone; road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again) [literal]

expression:

• not to write to or visit someone; road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again) [literal] ➜ いたちの道

noun:

• losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover - Sumo term
• lame duck ➜ レームダック
• hopeless situation

expression:

• to endure what is unendurable is true endurance - proverb

expression:

• a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream [literal] - proverb

expression:

• Unpreparedness is one's greatest enemy; He that is too secure is not safe - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; holy ground

noun:

• issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

noun:

• free and unbiased; fair and just; ruling or judging what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong; calling spade a spade - four character idiom

expression:

• take care of yourself before you take care of others; wave off your own flies before you wave off somebody else's flies [literal] - proverb

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• what is called; what they call; so-called

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect ➜ 遊び歩く

expression:

• fuck you!; don't fuck with me!; don't fuck around!; don't be a screw off! - vulgar ➜ ふざけんなよ

noun:

• your house; your home; your family - honorific language
• your husband - honorific language
• your organization - honorific language

pronoun:

• you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close) - honorific language

expression / adverb:

• in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after
• to have lingering effects

adjectival noun:

• a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you) - Nagoya (and surrounding areas) dialect ➜ 久しぶり【ひさしぶり】

expression:

• anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time [literal] - proverb

noun:

• integrated set of schools that offers education from one stage to the next without taking entrance exams en route

noun:

• high decorated building
• picture-perfect mansion; stately home that looks as if it were from a painting

expression:

• just as it is reassuring to have a companion when traveling, it is important for us to care for each other as we pass through this life

noun / ~する noun:

• learn from reliable sources

adverb / interjection:

• how; how much; how many; how long; how far - Kansai dialect ➜ 幾ら
• under no circumstances; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like - Kansai dialect ➜ 幾ら何でも【いくらなんでも】

noun:

• being meaningful; being significant; having value; having worth - Kansai dialect