expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• believable; credible; trustworthy ➜ 信用【しんよう】

expression / noun:

• downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle

expression / ichidan verb:

• to accept help; to get help; to ask for help - idiom ➜ 手を貸す

expression / noun:

• waste of time

expression / noun:

• connecting flight; connecting service

expression:

• Have a good New Year ➜ 良いお年を【よいおとしを】

expression:

• at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything

expression / adjective:

• not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look ➜ 見られたものではない【みられたものではない】

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to speak distinctly; to speak clearly
• to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

expression / adjective:

• vulgar; crude; tacky ➜ 品のいい

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth - idiom

expression / adverb:

• literally; self-explanatorily

expression / conjunction:

• thus; such being the case; in these circumstances

expression / ichidan verb:

• to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

expression / adjective:

• useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point ➜ 意味がある【いみがある】

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)

expression:

• don't worry; there's no need to worry

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to get the hang of; to learn the secret to

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents') ➜ 親のすねをかじる

expression / noun:

• sponging off one's parents - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to grimace; to make a wry face

expression:

• in this way; along these lines; similarly