expression:

• paper lanterns and temple bells (esp. as an example of two things looking similar on the outside, but of a completely different nature); (like) chalk and cheese; you can't judge a book by its cover - obscure term ➜ 月と鼈【つきとすっぽん】

expression:

• what's done is done; that's water under the bridge; it is no use crying over spilt milk; spilt water won't go back into its tray [literal] - proverb

expression:

• nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

expression:

• confidentially speaking; between you and me; don't tell anybody else about this

expression:

• nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter

noun:

• lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan
• kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting

expression:

• if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

noun:

• impractical desktop theory (proposition); unworkable idea; an idea that isn't worth the paper it's written on - four character idiom

adjective:

• no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter

noun:

• (someone with a) sweet tooth; person fond of sweets; person who doesn't like alcohol, preferring sweets ➜ 辛党

expression:

• moderation is its own medicine; take care of your stomach; don't overeat - proverb

expression:

• if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

expression:

• the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it - proverb

expression:

• a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree [literal] - obscure term

expression:

• had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything
• begging pardon

expression:

• birds of a feather flock together; horses work best together; don't mix your horses with your cows - proverb ➜ 牛は牛連れ馬は馬連れ

expression:

• nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter ➜ どうということもない

expression:

• inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

expression:

• not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

noun:

• sexual prodigy; stud; Don Juan

expression / noun:

• (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat

expression / conjunction:

• no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising

expression:

• Oh yeah; Of course it is so; Cheer up, that's average; It happens; It's possible; Don't worry, it happens

expression:

• whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

noun:

• tag-question (e.g. questions like 'He is, isn't he?') - Linguistics term