expression:

• yes or no; yes-no; all or nothing

noun / ~の noun:

• daredevil; reckless; thinking nothing of one's death - four character idiom

adjectival noun / noun:

• idle gossip; nonsense; good-for-nothing fellow

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

godan ~る verb:

• to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is

expression:

• as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive

noun:

• time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

~と adverb:

• idly; sluggishly; doing nothing

noun:

• senior; elder; person older than oneself

expression / ichidan verb:

• to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better

noun:

• presumption of legitimacy; presumption of child in wedlock; presumption that the ex-husband is the father of a woman's child born within 300 days of their divorce - Law term

noun:

• one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of

noun:

• favored geisha; beloved geisha; geisha somebody is showing favor to

noun:

• straight shooter; frank person; person who tells it like it is

expression:

• anybody (without distinction); every Tom, Dick and Harry; anything

expression:

• I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ... - usu. verb-て...

expression:

• without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of

adverb:

• in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it ➜ 詰まり【つまり】

temporal noun:

• that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that; that is all (when finished speaking)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention ➜ 相槌【あいづち】

expression:

• take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained

expression:

• at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything

noun:

• the common run of men; the average Joe; good-for-nothing (person) - four character idiom

~と adverb:

• quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

expression:

• trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease - four character idiom