expression:

• before ... days (months, etc.)

expression / adjective:

• flush with money; have a full purse; have a full handbag

conjunction / expression:

• otherwise; else; if not so

expression:

• take it easy

expression:

• in succession; one after another

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel - idiom

expression / adjective:

• unpopular (with); in the bad books

expression / noun:

• expression of gratitude

expression / adjective:

• taking no notice; ignoring

expression:

• room for argument

expression:

• to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree (Mencius) [literal] - variant of 木に縁りて... - proverb ➜ 木に縁りて魚を求む【きによりてうおをもとむ】

expression / adjective:

• out of character; unlike one

expression / adjective:

• ready (to do); willing

expression:

• all over; all over the place; everywhere

expression:

• first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

expression:

• no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as - after plain form of verb

expression:

• the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...
• whether or not

expression / noun:

• new thing

expression:

• cannot; must not ➜ 可からず

expression:

• I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

expression:

• better than a poke in the eye; better than none at all; better than nothing - idiom

expression:

• with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly ➜ 乍ら・躊躇う

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to work at a profession; to pursue a vocation

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to cut hair; to give a haircut

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to continue without end; to go on to eternity