particle:

• or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
• ... or ... - usu. in the form ...なり...なり
• as soon as; right after - after dictionary form verb
• while still; with previous state still in effect - after past tense verb

noun:

• half interchange (an interchange that lacks an exit or an entrance in either or both directions)

expression / adverb:

• well; properly; suitably
• best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; please do
• just like ...; as though one were ... - as ...よろしく
• by all means; of course - as よろしく…べし

noun:

• twisted thread or yarn; twining of thread or yarn

noun:

• colour picture or painting; color picture or painting

expression:

• there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it; expression one says when what is expected comes

expression:

• there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it; expression one says when what is expected comes - colloquialism ➜ それ来た

particle:

• yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? - used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)
• or; whether or not - after each alternative
• some- (e.g. something, someone) - after an interrogative ➜ 何か
• hmm; huh - indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles ➜ とか

prefix:

• very - emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective ➜ か弱い

suffix:

• -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y - suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word ➜ 定か

adverb:

• in that way - archaism

expression / noun:

• doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of somebody else; being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow [literal] - idiom

adjective:

• slow; time-consuming; sluggish ［遅い・鈍い・遲い］
• late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); until a time far into the day or night ［遅い・晩い・遲い］
• later (than expected or usual); late; behind schedule; behind time; tardy; overdue; unpunctual ［遅い・晩い・遲い］
• too late; having missed the boat ［遅い・晩い・遲い］
• dull; stupid ［遅い・鈍い・遲い］ - archaism

expression / adverb:

• by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month

ichidan verb:

• to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together

noun / ~する noun:

• favourite poem or song; favorite poem or song
• lover of poetry and song

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue

expression:

• in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

noun:

• original spelling or kana usage
• spelling in original language (for words transliterated into another language or script)

noun:

• familiarity with the land
• locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)

noun:

• merchant; trader
• expert (professional) in a given trade or profession; shrewd businessman; expert
• woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine ➜ 商売女・水商売

expression:

• whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

noun / ~の noun:

• around there; near there
• or thereabouts; or so
• such a matter; such a thing

noun / ~の noun:

• pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose
• letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving at large (e.g. a criminal)

noun:

• free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action

adverb:

• great many; ever so many
• any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small - preceding よい, 構わない, etc.

pre-noun adjectival:

• this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker) ➜ 何の【どの】・此れ・其の・彼の