expression:

• There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; Make hay while the sun shines - proverb

expression:

• the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more - proverb

expression / noun:

• (person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience - idiom - four character idiom

noun:

• feeble anger (that one cannot act on because one is powerless); the clenching teeth of a dried sardine [literal] - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to die in (a foreign land); to engage in something until death comes; to do something for the rest of one's life

noun:

• one who is obsessed with (getting into, holding on to) political power; one who is obsessed with the idea of taking over government - four character idiom

noun:

• round meat; meat from a pig's thigh (from which ham is made)

noun:

• proper map; map such that the inverse image of a compact set is compact - Mathematics term

noun:

• industry law; law regulating a certain industry
• work one is obligated to carry out - archaism

noun:

• one chance; only opportunity - abbreviation ➜ ワンチャンス
• maybe; perhaps; there is a chance that - slang
• one-night stand - slang

expression:

• if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if the water is kind to fish, the fish will be friendly toward water too [literal]; mutual back-scratching - idiom ➜ 魚心あれば水心

noun / ~する noun:

• joining; joint
• intermediation; acting as an intermediary

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• relaying; taking over

noun:

• middle relief pitcher; middle reliever - abbreviation - Baseball term ➜ 中継ぎ投手
• pole-shaped item with a join in the middle
• tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body

auxiliary verb:

• (those) who are; (that) which is; often used in relation to qualifications and requirements for a position; in the capacity of - after a noun, usu. as 〜たる者, etc. ➜ たり・たるや

expression:

• (of a choice) one being as excellent as the other; both so beautiful it is hard to choose between - idiom

noun:

• Gresham's Law ("when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives good money out of circulation") ➜ 悪貨は良貨を駆逐する

noun:

• claw crane; arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc. - From English "crane game"

expression:

• experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught [literal]

expression:

• there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it; expression one says when what is expected comes

expression:

• there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it; expression one says when what is expected comes - colloquialism ➜ それ来た

expression / adjective:

• to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

noun:

• tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea
• hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

expression:

• if even the most crooked person is surrounded by good people, he will straighten up as does mugwort growing in a hemp field

noun:

• kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)

expression:

• it is wiser to make money steadily over time; light gains make heavy purse; better small takings than a large win [literal]

expression:

• you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught [literal] - proverb