adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• since our last meeting; since we parted - four character idiom

expression:

• all men are alike; all lives are alike; all men live and die; we all bleed the same; a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too [literal] - proverb

expression:

• impossible to do (although wants to); cannot afford to; must not; no way we can - incorrect variant of 訳にはいかない ➜ 訳にはいかない【わけにはいかない】

expression:

• impossible to do (although wants to); cannot afford to; must not; no way we can

expression:

• waiting for one hundred years for the waters of the Yellow River to clear; waiting in vain for an unlikely event; waiting for pigs to fly; When the sky falls, we shall catch larks - four character idiom

expression:

• it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods

noun:

• the "wa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (wa, wi, we, wo)

noun:

• existence (as we perceive it) is as mutable and incorporeal as is the morning dew or a flash of lightning - obscure term - four character idiom - Buddhism term

conjunction:

• as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

expression:

• as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me") ➜ 儘【まま】・儘【まま】

noun:

• increase in digit (e.g. if we add 2 to the number 9)

expression:

• if I (we, etc.) could

expression:

• well then, (shall we); well then, (I'll) - archaism
• goodbye

conjunction:

• as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.) ➜ に連れて

expression:

• together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

expression:

• in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

expression / prefix:

• to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ... - with noun+する or noun+をverb

expression:

• it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that
• on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision ➜ 勝手に

noun / ~の noun:

• inside; within
• while - also 裡 - usually written using kana alone ➜ ないうちに
• among; amongst; between - usually written using kana alone

pronoun:

• we; our - in ref. to one's in-group, e.g. company, etc. - usually written using kana alone ➜ 家【うち】
• my spouse

noun:

• imperial palace grounds - archaism
• emperor - archaism

pronoun:

• I; me - primarily used by women and children - Kansai dialect

noun:

• before; this side
• one's standpoint; one's appearance

pronoun:

• we
• you ➜ 手前【てめえ】

expression:

• shall I? ➜ ましょう
• shall we?

pronoun:

• I; me; myself - nuance of arrogance - male language
• we; us; ourselves - male language - archaism

conjunction / interjection:

• come; come now; come along; go on; hurry up
• well; who knows; I don't know...; uh; hmm
• well now; let's see; there we go; all right - said when surprised or happy
• about that; you see

pronoun:

• ye; you - usu. plural - archaism - derogatory term
• me; I; us; we ［わいら］ - archaism

noun:

• this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction ➜ 何方【どちら】・其方・彼方【あちら】
• here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
• this one (something physically close to the speaker)

pronoun:

• I; me; we; us
• this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)