expression:

• a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (pouring) water on a hot stone [literal] - idiom

expression:

• it often takes time to bear the fruit of one's actions; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight [literal] - proverb

expression:

• the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day

expression:

• one man's meat is another man's poison; one man's medicine is another man's poison

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to inject

expression:

• of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated - idiom

expression:

• to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown - idiom

expression:

• good medicine tastes bitter; the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to - proverb

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

expression / noun:

• a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way - idiom

expression:

• a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action ➜ 目の上のこぶ

expression:

• machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve

expression:

• an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth - from Matthew 5:38

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent ➜ 筋が立つ

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to make sense; to be consistent ➜ 筋が通る

expression:

• relationships (formed by wealth) will end when the money ends

expression / ichidan verb:

• to tie one on; to get drunk

expression / ~の noun:

• on sale soon; coming soon

expression:

• to whom it may concern; to the involved parties; to all persons concerned - honorific language

expression:

• just as it is reassuring to have a companion when traveling, it is important for us to care for each other as we pass through this life

expression / adjective:

• cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing) - usu. in the form 〜するに忍びない ➜ 忍ぶ

expression:

• in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

expression / noun:

• heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)

expression:

• what people say; rumours; public opinion ➜ 人の口には戸が立てられない