noun:

• gold driver's license; driver's license awarded to drivers who haven't been in an accident in the past 5 years

adverb:

• as many as one likes; as much as one likes; any amount

adjective:

• unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive; terrible

expression:

• absolutely not!; not at all!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; bullshit - colloquialism
• don't mention it; you're welcome

expression:

• if it's alright; if you don't mind my asking; if it's all the same to you ➜ 差し支え【さしつかえ】

expression:

• like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; the child of a frog is a frog [literal] - proverb

expression / ~の noun:

• as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

expression:

• it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that... ➜ 訳【わけ】

expression:

• so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch - idiom

noun:

• deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

expression:

• fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk - proverb

suffix noun:

• not having; unaffected by

conjunction:

• aside; I don't know about ... - often as ～は知らず
• I know not whether; I know not if - at the beginning of a sentence - archaism

expression:

• it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ➜ 訳ではない

expression:

• if you are prepared you don't have to worry; 'tis good to have a shelter against every storm; when one is prepared, difficulties do not come - proverb

expression:

• don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility) - proverb

adverb / interjection:

• how; how much; how many; how long; how far - Kansai dialect ➜ 幾ら
• under no circumstances; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like - Kansai dialect ➜ 幾ら何でも【いくらなんでも】

noun:

• being meaningful; being significant; having value; having worth - Kansai dialect

adverb / interjection:

• how; how much; how many; how long; how far - old form of 何ぼ - Kansai dialect ➜ 幾ら・何ぼ【なんぼ】
• under no circumstances; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like - Kansai dialect ➜ 幾ら何でも【いくらなんでも】・何ぼ【なんぼ】

noun:

• being meaningful; being significant; having value; having worth - Kansai dialect ➜ 何ぼ【なんぼ】

expression:

• only a hero can understand a hero; swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans [literal] - proverb - four character idiom

expression:

• better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth; don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are; refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty [literal] - proverb

expression:

• in evil, there is odds; there is more evil than good in this world; one good thing tends to cause many bad things to happen - four character idiom

expression:

• walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch yourself and know others' pain [literal] - proverb

expression:

• it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty [literal] - proverb

expression:

• what's done is done; that's water under the bridge; it is no use crying over spilt milk; spilt water won't go back into its tray [literal] - proverb

expression:

• the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; the apple never falls far from the tree; fox pups have white cheeks [literal] - proverb - obscure term

expression:

• paper lanterns and temple bells (esp. as an example of two things looking similar on the outside, but of a completely different nature); (like) chalk and cheese; you can't judge a book by its cover - obscure term ➜ 月と鼈【つきとすっぽん】

noun:

• the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions
• surroundings ［しほう・よほう］
• many countries; the whole world ［しほう］
• all around; here and there ［よも］
• square; quadrilateral; four-sided figure ［しほう・よほう］
• four sides (of a square)