expression:

• an eye for an eye - from Matthew 5:38 ➜ 目には目を歯には歯を【めにはめをはにははを】

expression:

• one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue - proverb ➜ 物を言う

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to change; to alter; to revise; to replace ［改める・革める］
• to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve ［改める・革める］
• to examine; to check; to inspect ［改める・検める］
• to do properly; to do formally ［改める・革める］

expression:

• it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London - proverb

expression:

• give him an inch and he'll take an ell; give him an inch and he'll take a yard - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• back

noun:

• back - obscure term

noun:

• criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models ➜ 律・令【りょう】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to enjoy oneself to one's hearts content; to enjoy oneself to the full

yodan ~く verb (archaic):

• to hang oneself; to strangle oneself - archaism
• to wring the neck; to strangle - archaism

interjection:

• goodbye; so long; farewell ➜ さようなら

noun / ~する noun:

• saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; parting with

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• farewell (performance, party, etc.); final; last; game-winning (e.g. hit)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to plan; to attempt; to devise
• to plot; to conspire; to scheme - esp. 謀る
• to aim for; to strive for; to work towards; to seek ［図る］
• to deceive; to trick; to take in ［謀る］

noun:

• arm-barring force out; locking arms around an opponent and pushing him out of the ring - Sumo term

noun / ~の noun:

• near point (closest point at which an object can be brought into focus by the eye) ➜ 遠点【えんてん】
• periapsis - Astronomy term ➜ 遠点【えんてん】

noun:

• far point (farthest point at which an object can be brought into focus by the eye) ➜ 近点【きんてん】
• apoapsis - Astronomy term ➜ 近点【きんてん】

adverb:

• unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain ➜ 頭ごなし

expression:

• based on; built on; made from ➜ を元として

expression:

• based on; built on; made from ➜ を元にして

expression / adjective:

• hard on others but easy on oneself

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】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to hit the bull's-eye
• to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous

expression:

• on second thought; on (further) reflection

expression:

• as (one) walks on, and on

suffix noun:

• depending on; dependent upon; relying on ➜ 頼み【たのみ】