expression / adjective:

• to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

expression:

• to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

noun / ~する noun:

• presenting; presentation

noun:

• Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern - salutation of a formal letter - honorific language

expression:

• after pleasure comes pain; there is no pleasure without pain; there is no rose without a thorn; take the good with the bad - proverb

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

expression:

• necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• certain amount; some ［なにがし］ - usu. in the form なにがしか

pronoun:

• certain person; Mr So-and-so; a certain ...
• I; me ［なにがし］ - humble language - archaism

expression:

• the parent is the best judge of the child - proverb

adverb:

• how; in what way
• however much; however (e.g. easy, rich, sad); whatever; how much

interjection:

• hey; oi - archaism

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

expression / ichidan verb:

• to know much of the world

noun:

• section of road that is curved on purpose as a defensive measure

expression:

• "as is" sale (e.g. at an auction) - From English "no claim, no return"

expression:

• no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after - after past tense verb ➜ かと思うと
• at the thought of; when I think about ➜ かと思うと

expression:

• no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after - after past tense verb
• at the thought of; when I think about

expression:

• no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after - after past tense verb ➜ かと思うと
• at the thought of; when I think about ➜ かと思うと

noun:

• (the so-called) kanji culture

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - proverb ➜ 隣の芝生は青い

noun:

• the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) flowers are abashed and the moon hides [literal] - four character idiom ➜ 閉月羞花【へいげつしゅうか】・羞月閉花【しゅうげつへいか】・沈魚落雁【ちんぎょらくがん】

noun:

• swashbuckling stories; martial arts fiction; chivalric knight novels; wuxia xiaoshuo

noun:

• ogeima (in go); large knight's move ➜ 桂馬【けいま】

noun:

• purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

expression:

• monks make pure profit; monks need no capital and have no expenses, so their income is pure profit

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to prick; to stab
• to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
• to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with; to press against (the floor, etc.)
• to attack
• to brave (the rain, etc.)

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - proverb