noun:

• matter of life or death; life-and-death problem - four character idiom

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to laugh something off; to shrug a matter off

expression / adjective:

• is not; am not; are not - from ではない
• isn't it?

noun / ~する noun:

• creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

expression:

• A virtuous person does (should) not commit an act that offends his moral principles no matter how hard pressed he may be - four character idiom

adverb:

• even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever - often paired with ても, でも, and とも

expression:

• what kind of business; what sort of matter

expression / adjective:

• With the best will in the world, you can't say that it's good

expression / noun:

• the pot calling the kettle black; people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones - idiom

expression:

• matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation) - colloquialism ➜ こちらの話
• our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

noun:

• measuring container; measure
• box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
• square on a grid; cell of a grid - esp. マス
• square bearing block (at the top of a pillar) ［斗］

noun:

• walleyes (from London-Paris, i.e. "One eye looks at London, one eye looks at Paris"); squint; divergent strabismus - colloquialism

~の noun / noun:

• official; governmental; formal
• public (use, facility, etc.); common
• public (matter, place, etc.); (out in the) open ➜ 公にする

expression / ichidan verb:

• to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)

expression:

• no matter what you attempt, tragedy may befall you - proverb
• good luck may come unexpectedly - proverb

particle:

• don't - prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb
• do - imperative; used with masu stem verb

interjection:

• hey; listen; you ➜ なあ

particle:

• now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know - when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end
• wow; ooh - used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to bite at; to snap at; to nibble ➜ 食いつく【くいつく】
• to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into ➜ 食いつく【くいつく】

noun:

• nasal sound change (generation of geminate consonant, primarily a geminate 't' from vowel stems ending in 'i') - Linguistics term ➜ 撥音便

expression:

• temptation one can't resist; setting a wolf to mind the sheep; trusting a cat with milk - idiom

expression:

• matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation)
• our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

expression / adverb:

• as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

expression:

• what's the matter?; what's wrong?

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct

noun:

• essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; accompaniment; appendage; accessory
• front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out - Kyōto dialect