expression:

• nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be - used after adj. - colloquialism ➜ ありはしない

conjunction:

• and; as well as

noun:

• as below; as follows

adverb:

• as usual; as normal ➜ いつも通り

noun / ~の noun:

• as good as new

adverb:

• already; as early as

expression / conjunction:

• as if; as though - usu. after verb ➜ かのように

noun:

• as good as new - abbreviation - colloquialism ➜ 新品同様

noun:

• metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs
• cutting a thin sheet of metal into shapes and affixing it with lacquer forming natural features (e.g. clouds)

noun:

• extensions on the top & bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge) ➜ 枢【くるる】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to greet in a friendly manner; to treat someone as if they were a guest in one's own home

expression:

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

expression:

• as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now

expression:

• feast for one's eyes; sight as pleasing as the New Year

noun:

• altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. - From English "idol collage"

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to say as a tradition; to customarily say
• to have a habit of saying

~する noun:

• to become a mistress; to serve as a concubine ➜ 妾奉公
• to serve one's master ➜ 主人に仕える

noun / ~の noun:

• narrow; thin (sized); slender

noun:

• long thin brown "naoko" mushroom

noun:

• thin or diluted ink

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to wear thin

~の noun:

• thin; slim; flat

noun:

• thin strip of bamboo

noun:

• thin starchy sauce - Food term ➜ 餡

adjectival noun:

• thin (fabric, cloth, paper)