expression:

• not hard to... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)

expression:

• (it doesn't matter what) anything is OK - colloquialism ➜ 何だっていい

expression:

• the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")

expression:

• if you insist (on it)

noun:

• dyeing one's hair oneself (as opposed to having it done by a hairdresser) - From English "self colour"

noun:

• ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul) - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• writing an inscription on a stone monument (e.g. before carving it)

expression:

• the more one looks (at it) the more...

noun:

• advance payment on behalf of a third party (with expectation that it will be reimbursed)

noun:

• steamed rice (esp. cold rice reheated by steaming it)
• mochi rice with red beans steamed in a steaming basket; rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions) ➜ こわめし

expression / auxiliary verb:

• auxiliary verb indicating the speaker's personal recollection or something they've heard (e.g. "was", "wasn't it?", "is said to have ...", etc.) - archaism

expression:

• victory depends on the luck of the day (i.e. it isn't always the strongest who wins)

expression / adverbial noun:

• as soon as (he, she, it) comes

noun:

• there being no use in arguing (about it); being stone-deaf to someone's appeals - four character idiom

noun:

• leaving (it) to others ➜ 人任せ

noun:

• drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)

conjunction:

• as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.) ➜ に連れて

expression:

• first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")

expression / adjective:

• I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; I feel guilty
• thank you very much (for help, etc.)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate; to consolidate; to unify
• to summarize; to aggregate
• to bring to a conclusion; to finalize; to settle; to put in order
• to establish; to decide

adverb:

• now (after such a long time); at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something); at this point of time
• afresh; anew; again

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out - four character idiom
• throwing a ball as hard as one can - Baseball term

noun / ~する noun:

• reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

expression:

• I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
• thank you very much (for help, etc.)

expression:

• I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
• thank you very much (for help, etc.)