ichidan verb / transitive:

• to write and throw away; to write carelessly; to begin writing then stop part-way through

interjection:

• no; quit it; no way - Kansai dialect ➜ 嫌・や

expression:

• by mere chance; by some chance; somehow or other; in some way

noun / ~する noun:

• going to and from school; path to and from school; way to school

godan ~る verb:

• to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way

expression:

• through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

noun:

• one's course; one's path; one's road

adverb:

• never; by no means; not in the least; in no way - with neg. verb

noun:

• wide turn; detour; the long way around

noun:

• wait-and-see; sitting on the fence; waiting to see which way the wind blows

expression:

• impossible to do (although wants to); cannot afford to; must not; no way we can - incorrect variant of 訳にはいかない ➜ 訳にはいかない【わけにはいかない】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

adverb:

• so; like that; in that way - archaism

expression / noun:

• manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

adverb:

• at the same time as speaking; as one speaks ［いいざま］

noun:

• reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

expression:

• impossible to do (although wants to); cannot afford to; must not; no way we can

adverb:

• from afar; over a great distance; all the way

prefix noun / ~の noun:

• Japanese style; Japanese model; Japanese way

noun:

• attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

expression:

• you can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope - proverb

noun:

• weak-hearted approach; soft line; easier way (route) - four character idiom

adjectival noun:

• such; like that; in that way

noun:

• means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around

expression:

• Do Not Enter; No Entry; Wrong Way ➜ 立入禁止

adjectival noun / adverb:

• such; like that; in that way - Kansai dialect