expression:

• it is easy to start an enterprise but hard to maintain it - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it - often Ｘの一言に尽きる

noun:

• Daesh; IS; Islamic State; ISIL; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - From Arabic "da'ish"

expression:

• child one is expecting; child in one's womb

noun:

• game over; the game is over

expression:

• neither is great; both are bad; both are to blame

noun:

• miso eaten as it is; neat miso as an accompaniment - Food term

noun:

• showing (i.e. being visibly pregnant); someone who is visibly pregnant

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to bring a complaint to a person (who is responsible for the problem)

noun:

• murder case in which the victim is chopped into pieces; mutilation murder case

expression:

• there is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn - proverb

noun:

• work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

noun:

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

expression:

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

noun:

• Islamic state (state where shari'a law is enforced); Islamic country

noun:

• thermo inner; inner lining (e.g. of ski boots) that is thermally molded to fit

expression:

• There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; Make hay while the sun shines - proverb

expression:

• the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more - proverb

noun:

• kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)

expression / noun:

• (person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience - idiom - four character idiom

noun:

• feeble anger (that one cannot act on because one is powerless); the clenching teeth of a dried sardine [literal] - idiom

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to be determined to do or die; to never give up until one is dead

expression:

• The world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). - Chinese legend - four character idiom

expression:

• The world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). - Chinese legend - four character idiom

noun:

• what you see is what you get; WYSIWYG - IT term