conjunction:

• if it happens that; if we make ...; if we take ...; if we assume ...; what if ...?

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

expression:

• what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb - proverb

noun:

• light that is said to be emitted from some hair or tuft in Buddha's forehead; ray of light from the tuft of white hair (between the eyebrows) - from 白毫相光 - abbreviation

expression:

• to study and not think is a waste; learning without thinking is useless - from The Analects of Confucius - proverb

expression:

• isn't it great?

noun:

• carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868

noun:

• what goes around ➜ 金は天下の回り物

expression:

• what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...

noun / ~の noun:

• (similar to) perinatal; period from around the 28th week of pregnancy to a week after the baby is born

suffix / particle:

• approximately; about; around; or so - also written as 位
• to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
• as ... as ...; like

expression:

• dignified expression; solemn expression; serious expression

expression:

• along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money - slang - abbreviation ➜ 鴨がねぎを背負って来る
• double stroke of good luck; Perfect timing!; How convenient (for you to show up)!

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to button; to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring)
• to have sex; to fuck - colloquialism
• to pigeonhole (into a particular category)
• to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
• to entrap; to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)

noun:

• the end; closing; being done for - polite language ➜ 仕舞い

interjection:

• that's it; that's enough; that's all

noun / ~する noun:

• revelation; manifestation; appearance
• expression (e.g. in molecular biology - protein expression or gene expression)

noun:

• part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono) ➜ 上前

noun:

• no game; game that is stopped before it can be considered an official game (e.g. due to rainout) - Baseball term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to keep one's distance from someone (due to fear or because that person is superior) - idiom

expression / noun:

• what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

conjunction:

• apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but; however

expression:

• having said that; be that as it may

expression:

• be (that) as it may; having said that ➜ とは言うものの

expression:

• we were all beginners once; never lose your humility; don't let success get to your head; don't forget where you came from - proverb

expression:

• anyone can see that; it's obvious that

expression:

• one should learn from other's mistakes; stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems [literal] - proverb ➜ 他山の石