expression / ichidan verb:

• to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy - sometimes incorrectly as 身につままれる

expression:

• simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means - before a negative form

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to place a weight upon (e.g. when making pickles); to press (down) ➜ 重し

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make a serious effort

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be worried about; to be concerned about ➜ 思いやる

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger) ➜ 白目【しろめ】
• to faint

expression:

• it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn

expression:

• I told you so - obscure term ➜ 言わんこっちゃない

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take a breather ➜ 一息

expression:

• zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips - colloquialism ➜ チャック

expression:

• may I ask (for); might I ask (that) - honorific language ➜ お願いします

expression:

• and they all lived happily ever after - traditional ending to stories ➜ 愛でたし

expression:

• thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to set one's hand to; to start work on
• to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion)
• to have sexual relations; to have an affair

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

expression / noun:

• trouser zipper (mainly for males); fly - colloquialism - humorous term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to flare up; to fly into a rage - colloquialism ➜ カッと

expression:

• composed expression; clear face ➜ 澄まし顔

expression:

• Are you making money? - stereotypical Osakan greeting - Ōsaka dialect

expression:

• suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense - polite language - Kansai dialect ➜ ません

expression:

• suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense - Kansai dialect ➜ ない

interjection:

• humph; hmph

expression:

• no problem; it doesn't matter - Kansai dialect ➜ 構わない

expression:

• showing no sign (of)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to snore ➜ 鼾

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling