noun:

• person always at one's side

expression:

• once a beggar, always a beggar; if one begs for three days, one cannot stop [literal] - proverb

expression:

• once a fool, always a fool; stupidity won't be cured without death [literal] - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• always-on connection

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• always having a comeback; fast-talking - often used derogatorily ➜ 口が減らない

noun:

• internal clock that is always correct - From English "just clock"

noun:

• ancient Chinese vehicle with a compass whose needle always pointed south

expression:

• always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain [literal] - proverb

godan ~る verb:

• to be or remain always on hand

expression:

• the biggest fish is always the one that got away - proverb

adjectival noun / noun:

• hating to lose; always wanting to win; unyielding; competitive ➜ 負けず嫌い

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words ➜ 口の減らない

noun:

• light spot (e.g. blip on radar); always-on pixel (as a defect in LCD screens, etc.); calescence point

expression:

• nothing new; same as always; nothing new about it

expression:

• blue are the hills that are far away; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; far away smells of flowers; close up smells of dung [literal] - proverb

noun:

• busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters ➜ 繁華街

expression:

• necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one - proverb

expression:

• a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens

expression:

• greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you - proverb

noun:

• woman with a turbulent love life; woman always having man trouble

expression:

• don't trust strangers; always assume the worst (of people) - proverb

expression / adverb:

• inseparably; always together ➜ 形影【けいえい】

expression / adverbial noun / ~の noun:

• in the same manner as before; the same as always

pre-noun adjectival:

• the usual; as it always is
• said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); aforementioned; you-know-(who, what, etc.)

adverb:

• in the usual way - archaism

noun / expression:

• one-track mind; person who always acts the same or says the same thing (esp. person who always cracks the same kind of jokes) - humorous term - From English "very special one pattern"