[nara (P); naraba (P)] (aux) (1) (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle) if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that; (2) (なら only) as for; on the topic of; (conj) (3) (col) (abbr) (See それなら) if that's the case; if so; that being the case; (4) (ならば only) if possible; if circumstances allow; (P) #141
[ぶん, bun] (n) (1) (See 文・もん・2) one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.375 grams (one-tenth of a monme); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale); (2) one-quarter of a ryou (obsolete unit of currency); (3) thickness; (4) advantageous circumstances #146
[さい, sai] (n-adv, n) on the occasion of; circumstances; (P) #307
[じ, ji] (n) (1) thing; matter; (2) incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; (3) circumstances; situation; state of affairs; (4) work; business; affair; (5) after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; (n-suf) (6) (See 事・ごと・1) nominalizing suffix; (7) (See 事・ごと・2) pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; (P) #353
[じょうたい, joutai] (n) current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state; (P) #624
[じょうきょう, joukyou] (n, adj-no) state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances; (P) #869
[わけ, wake] (n) (uk) conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation; (P) #921
[かんきょう, kankyou] (n, adj-no) environment; circumstance; (P) #960
[じこ(P);ことゆえ(ok), jiko (P); kotoyue (ok)] (n) (1) accident; incident; trouble; (2) circumstances; reasons; (P) #1126
[はいけい, haikei] (n) (1) background; scenery; backdrop; setting; circumstance; context; (2) backing; support (from behind the scenes); (P) #1925
[いきさつ(P);けいい;たてぬき;たてよこ(ok), ikisatsu (P); keii ; tatenuki ; tateyoko (ok)] (n) (1) (いきさつ, けいい only) details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances; how it started; how things got this way; (2) (けいい only) longitude and latitude; (3) (けいい, たてぬき, たてよこ only) (orig. meaning of けいい) (See 縦横・たてよこ・4) warp and weft; warp and woof; (P) #2320
[ようす, yousu] (n) (1) state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances; (2) appearance; look; aspect; (3) sign; indication; (P) #2390
[じじょう, jijou] (n) circumstances; consideration; conditions; situation; reasons; (P) #2584
[じたい, jitai] (n) (often with a negative connotation) situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances; (P) #3081
[かって, katte] (adj-na, n) (1) one's own convenience; one's way; (2) convenience or ease of use; knowledge of how to use; (3) circumstances; situation (e.g. financial); environment; (4) kitchen; (5) arbitrary; (n-pref) (6) unauthorised (e.g. phone app, WWW site); unofficial; (P) #3144
[くらし, kurashi] (n) living; livelihood; subsistence; circumstances; (P) #3604
[つごう, tsugou] (adv, n) (1) circumstances; condition; convenience; (vs) (2) to arrange; to manage; (P) #4537
[しだい, shidai] (n-adv, n) (1) dependent upon; (2) as soon as; immediately (upon); (n) (3) circumstances; (4) order; precedence; program; programme; agenda; (P) #4551
[へん, hen] (n) (1) area; vicinity; (2) side (of triangle, rectangle, etc.); (3) circumstances; (P) #4752
[ゆえ, yue] (n-adv, n) reason; cause; circumstances #6374
[ことがら, kotogara] (n) matter; thing; affair; circumstance; (P) #6654
[じょうせい, jousei] (n) state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances; (P) #8324
[いかん, ikan] (adv) (1) how; in what way; (n) (2) (See 如何による) circumstances; (P) #8419
[おとす, otosu] (v5s, vt) (1) to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind; (2) to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape; (3) to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election); (4) to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances; (5) to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with; (6) { comp } to download; to copy from a computer to another medium; (7) { MA } to make someone swoon (judo); (8) to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line); (9) to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting); (P) #10232
[じあん, jian] (n) concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court) #12788
[じつじょう, jitsujou] (n) real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs; (P) #15975
[おもむく, omomuku] (v5k, vi) (1) to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to; to repair to; (2) to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); to abide by; to agree to; to consent to; to obey #17076
[awayokuba] (exp) if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
[がんばりや, ganbariya] (n) someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
[nikatakunai] (exp) not hard to... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
[batsu] (n, adj-no) (1) (See ばつが悪い) one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; (2) coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
[いきょく, ikyoku] (n) details; circumstances
[いふうどうどう, ifuudoudou] (adj-no, adj-t, adv-to) being majestic; with great pomp and circumstance; with an imposing air
[いしきてんかん, ishikitenkan] (n, vs) change in mentality; changing one's way of thinking; adjusting psychologically to shifting circumstances
[うそもほうべん, usomohouben] (exp) the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
[がくやうら, gakuyaura] (n) (1) dressing room; green room; backstage; (2) (See 内情, 内幕) inside story; confidential talk; hidden circumstances
[いくらなんでも, ikuranandemo] (exp) under no circumstances; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like
[きりゃくじゅうおう, kiryakujuuou] (n, adj-no) very resourcefully using tactics adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear; acting according to circumstances
[きゅうし, kyuushi] (n, vs) dying in miserable circumstances
[きょさい;こさい, kyosai ; kosai] (adj-na, n) large and small matters; particulars; details; greatness and smallness; circumstances
[きょうがい, kyougai] (n) circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
[きょうぐう, kyouguu] (n) environment; circumstances; (P)
[きょうち, kyouchi] (n) (1) state (of mind); mental state; emotional condition; (2) field (of activity); (3) one's lot; circumstance; situation in life; (4) (orig. meaning) place; region; area; land; (P)
[えりつき, eritsuki] (adj-no) (1) collared; having a collar; (n) (2) (arch) lifestyle; circumstances; what can be observed about one's wealth by looking at one's collar; (3) (obsc) (See 襟元) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos
[きんきょう, kinkyou] (n) recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances; (P)
[くるしい, kurushii] (adj-i) (1) painful; difficult; agonizing; (2) (See 苦しい懐・くるしいふところ) needy; tight (budget); straitened (circumstances); (3) (See 苦しい言い訳・くるしいいいわけ) forced (smile, joke); lame (excuse); strained (interpretation); (4) awkward (situation); painful (position); (suf, adj-i) (5) (often ぐるしい) (See 寝苦しい・ねぐるしい, 聞き苦しい・ききぐるしい, 見苦しい・みぐるしい) (after masu stem) hard to do; unpleasant; (P)
[くんしひょうへん, kunshihyouhen] (n) (1) the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them; (2) (in colloquial usage, ironically or as an excuse) the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
[こじょうらくじつ, kojourakujitsu] (n) feeling (looking) lone and helpless; helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
[こじょうらくげつ, kojourakugetsu] (n) feeling apprehensive; feeling (looking) lone and helpless; being down-and-out (ruined); helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
[ゆえありげ, yuearige] (adj-na) (arch) seeming to be with certain circumstances; seeming to be for a certain reason