expression:

• like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; the child of a frog is a frog [literal] - proverb

expression:

• time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short - proverb

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• deserted and lonesome; quiet and alone; innocent and nonattached; All is void - archaism - four character idiom

expression:

• No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited

noun:

• yarn dyeing; thread dyeing; prior dyeing of thread before cloth is woven

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others

expression:

• order's up; one order ready; coming up; your order is ready
• problem solved; one down; all done

noun:

• uxoriousness; being easy on one's wife; man who is easy on his wife - humorous term ➜ サイコロジー

expression:

• You are quite right; Quite so; What you say is sensible enough

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe ➜ 満を持す

expression:

• if you are prepared you don't have to worry; 'tis good to have a shelter against every storm; when one is prepared, difficulties do not come - proverb

noun:

• reaching age of 60; dotage; second childhood

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to bide one's time; to wait until the time is ripe ➜ 満を持する

noun:

• being apt to make a show of one's faults; penchant for boasting of one's faults; pretending to be worse than one really is - four character idiom

noun:

• fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength) - from 出来合いのレース - abbreviation

expression:

• cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough

expression / adverb:

• naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious; as will be understood

expression / adverb:

• mainly; principally; chiefly; for the most part - archaism

godan ~す verb:

• to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of

adjectival noun:

• seeming to be for a certain reason; seeming to indicate there are special circumstances; seeming to indicate there is more than meets the eye

noun:

• hardship now, pleasure later; seeking pleasure only after dealing with difficulties; seeking pleasure only after the happiness of the people is assured (a precept to be observed by a ruler) - four character idiom

noun:

• in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is ➜ 時節柄

noun:

• door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity

expression:

• as expected; just as I thought it would; that is exactly why... - archaism

adverb / noun:

• mostly; almost; nearly; for the most part

adverb:

• roughly; approximately; about