Compounds of ば

• 大まかに言えば
  (n) generally speaking
• 遅ればせながら
  (exp) belatedly
• 半ば眠っている
  (exp) half asleep
• 貧すれば鈍する
  (exp) Poverty dulls the wit
• 方が宜しければ
  (exp) if you need
  if it is necessary
• 老いさらばえる
  (v1,vi) to become decrepit and ugly with age
• いないいないばあ
  (n) peekaboo (baby game)
  peepbo
• くたばりぞこない
  (exp) (vulg) worthless (of a person)
  somebody who wouldn't be missed if they died
• でなければならぬ
  (exp) having to be
  must be
  should be
  ought to be
• どちらかと言えば
  (exp) if pushed I'd say
  if I had to say then
• なければいけない
  (exp) have to do
  must
  should
  ought to
  (P)
• なければならない
  (exp) have to do
  must
  should
  ought to
  (P)
• なければなるまい
  (exp) (after neg. verb stem) ought to (verb)
  should (verb)
• ゆうばり型護衛艦
  (n) Yubari class destroyer escort
• ゐないゐないばあ
  (n) peekaboo (baby game)
  peepbo
• 気も狂わんばかり
  (adv) frantically
  maddeningly
  to distraction
• 口角あわを飛ばす
  (exp,v5s) to engage in a heated discussion
• 行き当りばったり
  (adj-no) random
  by chance
  haphazard
  hit-or-miss
  unplanned
• 行き当りばったり
  (adj-no) random
  by chance
  haphazard
  hit-or-miss
  unplanned
• 女三人寄れば姦し
  (exp) (id) Three women make a market
• 人を呪わば穴二つ
  (exp) (id) A curse will rebound on yourself as well
  Curses, like chickens, come home to roost
• 足元にも及ばない
  (exp) to be no match for
  to not hold a candle to
• 毒を食らわば皿迄
  (exp) (id) In for a penny, in for a pound
• 備えあれば患なし
  (exp) well prepared means no worries (in time of need)
• 物言わねば腹膨る
  (exp) (id) Feel uneasy if something is left unsaid
• 方がよろしければ
  (exp) if you need
  if it is necessary
• 命長ければ恥多し
  (exp) (id) The longer you live, the more shame you suffer
• ああ言えばこう言う
  (exp) to have a comeback (i.e. a reason, or rationalization) for every remark
• でなければいけない
  (exp) having to be
  must be
  should be
  ought to be
• でなければならない
  (exp) having to be
  must be
  should be
  ought to be
  (P)