noun:

• wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it ➜ 熨斗【のし】

noun:

• in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is ➜ 時節柄

adverb / ~の noun:

• as always; as ever; though it's always the case

noun:

• dumbfounding performance; queer act; performance so bad it's spellbinding - pun on 名演 - humorous term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe

noun:

• impractical desktop theory (proposition); unworkable idea; an idea that isn't worth the paper it's written on - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• true love; deep love; love for someone so deep that it can reach a crow perched on that person's roof

adjective:

• no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter

~よい adjective:

• attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat; with-it; groovy - slang ➜ カッコイイ

expression:

• Don't be absurd; That's out of the question; Nonsense; Don't mention it

expression:

• a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it

noun:

• straight shooter; frank person; person who tells it like it is

expression:

• How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

expression:

• I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ... - usu. verb-て...

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

expression:

• How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

noun:

• sand eraser; ink eraser; eraser (rubber) that contains sand which makes it able to remove ink

expression:

• that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

expression:

• the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it - proverb

adverb:

• freely; readily; cheerfully; without any sense of hesitation; without reserve; without treating it as a big deal; casually

expression:

• that's right; very well; it would be best to ...

noun:

• child of the times; modern kid; with-it youngster

noun:

• one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it - four character idiom

~よい adjective:

• attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat; with-it; groovy