(exp) to join children at play
(exp,v5r) (id) to nitpick
to complain about trifles
(exp) (to get something done) even if through hell and high water
(exp,vs-i) (obsc) to love one's child too much for their own good (lit: to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun)
(exp) (obsc) to love one's child too much for their own good (lit: to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun)
(exp,v5m) to take a lesson from (a wise person)
to follow in the footsteps of
(exp) to be treated distantly by one's friends
(exp) phrase indicating that it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else
(exp) believe it or not
(exp) (to get something done) even if through hell and high water
(exp,vs-i) (obsc) to love one's child too much for their own good (lit: to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun)
(exp) you better watch your step!
sleep with one eye open!
(exp) If Winter comes can Spring be far behind?
(exp) (comp) to dismiss a dialog box
(exp) (id) Where there's a will, there's a way
(exp) the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall (Ishikawa Goemon)