expression / noun:

• childhood friend; old playmate - idiom

expression / adjective:

• comfortable to wear

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to work out a compromise

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to play a leading role; to play a central part

expression / adjective:

• close; intimate; on good terms

expression / adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• daytime; noon; broad daylight ➜ 真っ昼間【まっぴるま】

expression:

• continuing day and night

expression / ~よい adjective:

• selfish; asking too much ➜ 虫のいい

expression / ichidan verb:

• to forebode; to have a presentiment

expression / ~よい adjective:

• selfish ➜ 虫がいい

expression / adjective:

• irritable; bad-tempered

expression / noun:

• faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door

expression / noun:

• foreboding

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to control one's temper

expression:

• none too soon ➜ 丁度良い

expression / noun:

• paper tiger

expression / noun:

• trivial matter; cinch; easy as pie; piece of cake; child's play

noun:

• before breakfast - orig. meaning

expression / noun:

• ebb and flow

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky - most oft. used disparagingly
• to get up to speed; to move into gear

expression:

• "We, the emperor, .."

expression:

• being lost in deep thought - four character idiom

expression:

• under normal conditions

expression / adjective:

• incoherent; inconsistent ➜ つじつまが合わない

expression:

• penny wise and pound foolish - idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to tiptoe