如

Used rhetorically as 〜か, 〜でしょうか, etc.

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

this and that; one thing or another

Auxiliary verb

like; as if; the same as

how much; how many; however

Obsolete term

second month of the lunar calendar

Poetical term

February

what sort of; what kind of; what way

whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake

いかさま only; Adverb (fukushi); Interjection

surely; absolutely; certainly; indeed

tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable

After a noun

-like; resembling; similar to

More emphatic than どうにも

(not) in any way; in no way; at all

Formal or literary term

how much

Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)

Formal or literary term; Godan verb

to match; to equal

Archaic; Yodan verb

to catch up with; to overtake

going according to one's wishes

Buddhism

ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)

to give a true account; to give a graphic account

(not) in any way; in no way

watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can

From the 16th century Chinese novel "Journey to the West"

magic staff

being inferior to; being no match for

being best

somehow or other

Buddhism

("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra)

Abbreviation

ten thusnesses (in Tendai)

Often ...の〜

regardless of; irrespective of

observance of the Buddha's teachings