expression:

• (when) danger threatens; should an emergency occur - four character idiom

expression:

• depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

expression:

• (when) the time of need arises; should an emergency occur - four character idiom

expression:

• one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold; a promise should be kept at all cost - four character idiom

expression:

• better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution - proverb

expression:

• come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall [literal] - idiom ➜ 雨が降ろうと槍が降ろうと

expression:

• come hell or high water; no matter what happens; even if rain or spears should fall [literal] ➜ 雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが

expression:

• Who cares?; See if I care; Who knows?; How should I know?

expression:

• it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order - proverb ➜ 跡を濁す【あとをにごす】・立つ鳥跡を濁さず

expression:

• it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order - proverb ➜ 跡を濁す【あとをにごす】

expression:

• don't be a sore loser; don't make excuses for your failures; a defeated general should not talk of strategy [literal] - proverb

expression / noun:

• only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

noun:

• principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country) ➜ 属地主義

expression:

• at the time of (ind. opportunity or situation where something should be done)

expression:

• A virtuous person does (should) not commit an act that offends his moral principles no matter how hard pressed he may be - four character idiom

noun:

• straight path (that people should take); straight road

noun:

• once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such) - four character idiom

expression:

• by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

noun:

• taking multiple medications; taking medicine and certain foods together or in close proximity (which should be avoided)

noun:

• state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
• the way things should be; ideal state ［ありよう］ ➜ あるべき姿【あるべきすがた】
• truth ［ありよう］

particle:

• I wonder - at sentence end
• should I?; is it? - at sentence end
• I wish that; I hope that - at sentence end; with a negative

particle:

• you said; he said; she said; they said - casual quoting particle ➜ と
• if ... then - indicates supposition
• do you seriously think that - as かって; indicates a satirical or rhetorical question
• I already told you; you should know by now that; of course - indicates certainty, insistence, emphasis, etc.
• the said ... - abbr. of という
• says that ... - abbr. of と言っている
• I hear that ... - abbr. of と聞いている
• as for the term ... - abbr. of とは, というのは
• as for ... - equiv. of は topic marker

expression:

• cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; cannot bear not to - usu. ...てならない or ...でならない
• must not ...; should not ... - usu. ...てはならない or ...ではならない
• must ...; have to ...; ought to ... - usu. ...なくてはならない, ...なければならない, or ...ねばならない ➜ なければならない

expression:

• start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps - proverb
• he who first suggests it should be the first to do it - proverb

expression:

• (it) goes without saying; needn't be said
• should rather be left unsaid