adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes - four character idiom

noun:

• Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead - Buddhism term

noun:

• in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

expression:

• losing oneself; on top of the world; walking on air; frivolous - idiom

expression:

• no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

expression / noun:

• by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment - four character idiom

expression:

• meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; likewise; equally; at the same time - usu. その一方で
• in contrast

noun:

• joint venture of government and business; business venture financed jointly by the public and private sectors; semi-public sector; third sector [literal]

noun:

• drunk driving; driving under the influence (of alcohol); DUI; legal category based on blood alcohol content - Law term

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

noun:

• conformism; following the crowd; swimming with the tide; me-tooism - four character idiom

noun:

• one's chance; the right time; target; objective

noun:

• countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel

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

adverb:

• far off; in the distance; long ago; far; by far; far and away

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:

• sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide; having the acumen and shrewd discernment gained by widely-collected information; being well-versed on a subject; books which broaden our knowledge - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• having no outstanding characteristics; all seeming about the same; bragging competition concerning matters of little importance; pissing contest; height comparison among acorns [literal] - idiom

adverb:

• from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

adverb:

• some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once

expression:

• even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

adverb:

• in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all

noun:

• one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

conjunction:

• if one were to speak of ..., then certainly; if it were the case that ..., then certainly; if it were a ..., then certainly; phrase used to indicate the inevitability of what follows it (based on what precedes it) ➜ 言う・言う
• so that means (when used in sentence-initial position)

noun:

• hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing