expression:

• all that one has; all that there is; the whole ➜ 有りったけ

noun / ~する noun:

• following the lead of; playing second fiddle to; follower

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me - idiom

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• divergent opinions abound; opinion is divided; there are many rumors afloat - four character idiom

expression:

• if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too [literal]; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours - proverb ➜ 魚心あれば水心

noun:

• putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

expression:

• means; is; as for ➜ って

noun:

• object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami ➜ 形代

expression:

• let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

expression:

• if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too [literal]; mutual back-scratching - proverb

adverb / noun:

• all that one has; all that there is; the whole

expression / adverb:

• namely; that is; which is to say

expression:

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

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness) - idiom
• to cross a pass - orig. meaning

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to be left in the dust of; to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

noun / ~の noun:

• pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking

expression / noun:

• useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand - idiom

expression:

• we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• acting cool; pretending to be a better person that one is; pretentious (person) - colloquialism - Kansai dialect

expression:

• fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness) - idiom ➜ 峠を越す
• to cross a pass - orig. meaning

expression / adjective:

• not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer

expression:

• avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries [literal] - proverb

expression:

• the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; Haiku is both "fluid and transitory" and "eternal and immutable."; An interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku. (Basho) - four character idiom

expression:

• the eyes are the windows to the soul; the eye is the lamp of the body; the eyes are the mirror of the heart [literal] - proverb