adverb:

• of course; for sure; definitely - abbreviation - colloquialism ➜ 勿論【もちろん】

expression / transitive / ~する verb (irregular):

• to need; to call for; to require

expression:

• with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; with the force of surging waves [literal]

adverb:

• ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?") - emph. form of 一体 - four character idiom

noun:

• charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk - esp. 係 ➜ 掛かり【かかり】
• connection; linking - esp. 係り - Linguistics term ➜ 係り結び

noun / ~する noun:

• being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

adverbial noun:

• just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

adverb:

• that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
• 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; basically

noun:

• clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
• shrinkage
• end; conclusion ➜ とどのつまり
• dead end; corner - archaism
• distress; being at the end of one's rope - archaism

adverb:

• at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know; for you see ➜ 何せ

adverbial noun / conjunction:

• etc.; otherwise; besides; in addition; the rest; the others; and so forth - そのた is the more common reading when written

noun / ~の noun:

• prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante ➜ 事後

noun / ~する noun:

• entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission

adverb:

• suddenly; at once; in one go; with a jerk; with a gulp - onomatopoeia
• considerably; very much; a lot - onomatopoeia
• firmly; with an effort; tightly; exerting pressure - onomatopoeia
• completely (e.g. at a loss) - onomatopoeia
• deeply (e.g. moved) - onomatopoeia

~の noun:

• the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the above-mentioned; the aforesaid
• the usual

noun / ~する noun:

• demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move

~する noun / adverb:

• to feel anxious; to feel nervous; to be kept in suspense; to feel excited; to feel thrilled - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears) - onomatopoeia
• hanging untidily (of hair); straggling - onomatopoeia

noun / suffix:

• idiot; fool; touched in the head (from); out of it (from); space case
• funny man (of a comedy duo); (in comedy) silly or stupid line ➜ 漫才・突っ込み【つっこみ】
• Alzheimer's (impol)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

pre-noun adjectival:

• somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of ➜ どんな

noun / ~する noun:

• collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

particle:

• too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
• both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) - as ＡもＢも
• even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than - used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.
• even if; even though; although; in spite of - often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.

adverb:

• further; more; again; another; the other - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ もう

noun / ~する noun:

• solicitude; sympathy; anxiety; regard for; consideration (for others); watchfulness; care

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards - four character idiom

noun:

• allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase