expression:

• the proof of the pudding is in the eating; evidence is better than debate [literal]

noun:

• torture in which the victim is bound and placed in a tub of snakes

expression:

• better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth; don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are; refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty [literal] - proverb

expression:

• there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave - proverb

noun:

• light that is said to be emitted from some hair or tuft in Buddha's forehead; ray of light from the tuft of white hair (between the eyebrows) - from 白毫相光 - abbreviation

noun:

• greater-than mark (>); right angle bracket - IT term

expression:

• if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming - traditional belief - obscure term - proverb

expression / noun:

• goal which is unattainable; prize beyond one's reach; woman who is out of one's league; flower on a high peak [literal]

noun:

• New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction ➜ 鍬入れ

expression / noun:

• fighting over nothing; making a mountain out of a molehill

noun:

• oyakodon-like dish made with something other than chicken; bowl of rice with cooked meat (esp. beef or pork) and eggs on top - Food term ➜ 親子丼

noun:

• woman who is popular with men

particle:

• particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

expression / adjective:

• still better; even better

adverb / noun:

• before; earlier than; first; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently

conjunction:

• apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but; however

expression / adjective:

• taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration; effectively not existing as an option

adjectival noun / noun:

• advantageous; better; profitable; lucrative ➜ 不利

expression / adjective:

• it can't be helped; it is inevitable; nothing can be done; there's no point (in doing something); there's no reason (to do something)

noun / ~する noun:

• whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

adjectival noun / noun:

• too serious; person who is too serious; honesty; sincerity - four character idiom

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

noun:

• awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

expression / adjective:

• it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said

expression:

• it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods