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:

• poor thing; what a pity; poor you - slang ➜ 可哀想

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you - slang - abbreviation ➜ じわじわ・じわじわ来る

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you - colloquialism ➜ じわじわ

expression:

• easy; simple; even if you're an idiot or a simpleton [literal] - チョン is often a racist term for Koreans - sensitive ➜ チョン

interjection:

• sorry; excuse me; thank you - humorous term ➜ すみません

expression:

• to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

expression:

• no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; it's the auspicious day when you've just thought of it [literal] - proverb

expression:

• please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; I look forward to working with you
• please do; please take care of

expression:

• eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you! - vulgar ➜ くそ食らえ【くそくらえ】

pronoun:

• there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where ➜ どこ・ここ・そこ

noun:

• genitals; private parts ［あそこ・あすこ・アソコ］ - colloquialism
• that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point ➜ あれほど

interjection:

• look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

adverb:

• in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it ➜ 詰まり【つまり】

noun / ~の noun:

• state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

expression:

• if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

expression:

• a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love) - proverb

noun:

• trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work - polite language ➜ 苦労

expression:

• thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts ➜ ご苦労さま

expression:

• (are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

interjection:

• (can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?

noun:

• lucid dream (dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming)

expression:

• how have (you) been? (gen. used after some time apart); nothing (untoward) has happened, has it? [literal] - polite language

noun:

• three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing) ➜ 落ち【おち】

noun:

• inscription on the bathtub of King Tang ("If you can renovate yourself one day, then you can do so every day, and keep doing so day after day.")

expression:

• move with haste (when you have no doubts) - proverb ➜ 悪は延べよ

expression:

• in what way (do you mean)