pre-noun adjectival:

• what kind of; whatever sort of

adverb:

• no matter what; however much

noun:

• young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented ➜ 草食男子【そうしょくだんし】

noun / ~の noun:

• payment in kind

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• what kind; what sort

noun:

• kind counsel; mother's advice

noun:

• honorific reference to another's kind intentions

expression / adjectival noun / adverb:

• what kind; what sort; how; in what way - Kansai dialect ➜ どんな・如何【どう】・どの様に【どのように】

adjective:

• somewhat kind; rather gentle - archaism

noun:

• open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子

~の noun:

• certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

~の noun / noun:

• same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric

noun / ~する noun:

• attention; kind attention; courteous attention - honorific language

expression:

• if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too [literal]; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours - proverb ➜ 魚心あれば水心

expression:

• if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too [literal]; mutual back-scratching - proverb

expression:

• the good you do for others is good you do yourself; those who are kind benefit themselves; compassion is not for other people's benefit [literal] - proverb
• you can't save others (from themselves) - incorrect usage - proverb

expression:

• if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if the water is kind to fish, the fish will be friendly toward water too [literal]; mutual back-scratching - idiom ➜ 魚心あれば水心

noun / ~の noun:

• the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country - four character idiom

pre-noun adjectival:

• what; what kind of ➜ あんな・こんな・そんな
• (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.) - as in どんな人でも

noun:

• who; what kind of person

expression / adjectival noun:

• what sort; what kind

noun / ~する noun:

• cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality

noun:

• declaring a concealed kong; forming a concealed four-of-a-kind - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 槓

adjectival noun / noun:

• helpful and sincere; kind and honest

noun:

• like terms; similar terms; same kind; same class

noun:

• unique type; one of a kind