| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | exp A proverb meaning not to lower oneself to unjust acts no matter how desperate | 渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず |
| gen. | n yoji according to how the situation develops | 様子次第 |
| comp., MS | Help and how-to | ヘルプと使い方 (A section of windowsphone.com containing procedural topics, videos, and links to support information about Windows Phone and related technologies) |
| gen. | n how to cut or slice | 切り方 |
| gen. | n how to deal with | 対処法 (problem, etc.) |
| gen. | n how to eat | 食べ方 |
| gen. | exp n how to get along in the world | 遊泳術 |
| gen. | exp n how to get on in life | 遊泳術 |
| gen. | how to grow | 作り方 (something) |
| gen. | n how to handle | 扱い方 news2 nf28 (e.g. machine) |
| gen. | n how to hold | 持ち方 (chopsticks) |
| gen. | n how to live | 生き方 ichi1 |
| gen. | how to look at something | 見方 ichi1 news1 nf01 (e.g. noh, train schedule, みえかた) |
| gen. | n how to manage | 扱い方 news2 nf28 (e.g. case) |
| gen. | n how to operate | 操作方法 |
| gen. | n how to operate | 運用方法 |
| gen. | n how to reach | 来方 (a place) |
| gen. | n how to read | 読み方 ichi1 news1 nf20 |
| gen. | n how to shoot | 撃ち方 |
| gen. | exp n how to swim | 遊泳術 |
| gen. | n how to use | 使用方法 (something) |
| gen. | n how to use | 使い様 |
| gen. | adj-pn how-to | ハウトゥー |
| gen. | adj-pn how-to | ハウ・ツー |
| gen. | n how-to | ハウトゥー本 (book) |
| gen. | n how-to | ハウツー本 (book) |
| gen. | adj-pn how-to | ハウ・トゥー |
| gen. | adj-pn how-to | ハウツー gai1 |
| gen. | n how-to book | 実用書 |
| gen. | n how-to book | ハウツー物 |
| gen. | how-to guide | レシピー (e.g. crafts) |
| gen. | how-to guide | レシピ (e.g. crafts) |
| comp., MS | how-to video | 使い方ビデオ (An instructional video showing how to perform certain functions on Windows Phone) |
| gen. | exp if that's how it's going to go | そういうことなら |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji knowing how to get on in the world | 処世達者 |
| gen. | n adj-na yoji knowing how to get on in the world | 処世上手 |
| gen. | n knowing how to swim | 水心 |
| gen. | exp adj-i knowing how to swim with the tide | 要領が良い |
| gen. | exp adj-i knowing how to swim with the tide | 要領がいい |
| gen. | knowledge of how to use | 勝手 ichi1 news1 nf15 (かつて) |
| gen. | exp like the young man who tried to walk like the Kantan people, gave up, and forgot how to walk | 邯鄲の歩み |
| gen. | exp no child knows how dear he is to his parents | 親の心子知らず |
| abbr. | no matter how hard one may try not to | どうも ichi1 (with positive verb, esp. -shimau one ends up doing) |
| gen. | not know how to act or what to do | 思い余る news2 nf42 |
| gen. | not know how to handle | 手子摺る |
| gen. | not know how to handle | 梃子摺る |
| gen. | not know how to handle | 梃摺る |
| gen. | not know how to handle | 手古摺る ichi2 |
| gen. | not know how to handle | 手こずる |
| gen. | n study of how to be a good emperor | 帝王学 |
| gen. | v1 to be at a loss how to continue | 攻め倦ねる |
| gen. | v1 to be at a loss how to continue | 攻めあぐねる |