expression:

• that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that ➜ 言うに事欠いて【いうにことかいて】

expression:

• something or other; what-do-you-call-it; what-do-you-call-them - onomatopoeia
• blah blah blah; yada yada yada - onomatopoeia

expression:

• ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

expression / adjective:

• cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that... ➜ はずが無い

expression:

• you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home - proverb

noun:

• complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective; overview

expression:

• if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like ➜ 何だったら

expression / adverb:

• naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious; as will be understood

expression:

• if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like ➜ 何なら

expression:

• talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; building Osaka Castle by talking [literal] - proverb

noun:

• straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal

noun:

• bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something; getting down to work, putting heart and soul into it; tackling (a job) with gusto - four character idiom

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being able to put it into practice; practising swimming in a field [literal] - idiom - humorous term

expression:

• as expected; just as I thought it would; that is exactly why... - archaism

expression:

• there, there; kiss it better; pain, pain, fly away [literal] - said to comfort a child in pain

expression:

• having one's good intentions backfire dangerously; causing harm when trying to prevent it; trying to put out a fire while carrying kindling [literal] - idiom

expression:

• you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; try a horse by riding him, and judge a man by living with him [literal] - proverb ➜ 人には添うてみよ馬には乗ってみよ【ひとにはそうてみようまにはのってみよ】

noun / ~の noun:

• very resourcefully using tactics adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear; acting according to circumstances - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence ➜ 二股をかける

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it; to dig your own grave - idiom

expression:

• God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows - proverb

expression:

• simply put; putting it simply; in short

expression:

• tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow [literal] - proverb

expression:

• no cares; it's all OK; you're welcome - From Thai

expression:

• in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short ➜ 早く言えば