何

Expressions

something

Word usually written using kana alone; Expressions; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

what

Adverb (fukushi)

why; how

both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

no one at all; no one, who he or she may be

what floor

With verb in the negative

none

what number

all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe; from start to end

time and time again; many times; a number of times

trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected

uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully

Usu. as ～わからない

what's what; heads or tails

for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

as usual

such-and-such a place

what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding

first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

Emphatic, lamenting, sarcastic, often with なければならない, etc.

why; how come

unfortunately; alas

Colloquial

what's that?; what the ...

on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat

Adverb (fukushi); Usu. as いつ何時

when; at what moment

Dated term

what time

how many? (large animals)

Noun or verb acting prenominally

ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over

what number (in a sequence); what rank