noun:

• what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.) - usu. as 〜のいい

expression:

• in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short ➜ 手っ取り早く言えば

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being unable to put it into practice; practising swimming on a tatami mat [literal] - idiom - humorous term

ichidan verb:

• to make; to make something what it should be; to cause to be - archaism

expression:

• you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; judge a man by living with him, and try a horse by riding him [literal] - proverb

expression:

• walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch yourself and know others' pain [literal] - proverb

expression / adjective:

• cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that... ➜ 筈

noun / ~する noun:

• enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

expression:

• if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic

expression:

• there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary - after a verb
• does not match; out of reach of - after a noun

expression:

• he has not lived that lives not after death; the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it; tigers leave their hide when they die; men leave their name [literal] - proverb

noun:

• rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky

noun / ~する noun:

• not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; falling seven times, getting up eight times [literal] - idiom

noun:

• the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life - idiom

expression:

• I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being able to put it into practice; practising swimming on a tatami mat [literal] - idiom - humorous term

interjection:

• pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!

expression:

• there's no point; it's no use; it's not worth it

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza; bull's eye; bullseye

expression:

• taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it - idiom

expression / adverb:

• in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

noun:

• deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands

~の noun:

• unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable; deferred; stationary

adverb:

• incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

particle:

• indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so - at sentence end

interjection:

• hey; come on; listen

auxiliary adjective:

• not - verb-negating suffix; may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation - colloquialism ➜ ない

interjection:

• that is so; that is right; it looks to me; I am of the impression

expression:

• people say that (after plain verb, adj); it is said that; I hear that

auxiliary:

• if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that - hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle
• as for; on the topic of ［なら］

conjunction:

• if that's the case; if so; that being the case - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ それなら
• if possible; if circumstances allow ［ならば］