(exp) (id) Nobody can struggle against advancing age
(exp) do not hesitate to say
(exp) (obsc) I told you so
(exp) (id) I don't care what follows
The future will take care of itself
(exp) have no hesitation in stating (declaring)
(exp) (id) What one likes, one will do well
(adv) making it even
for fair play
(exp) truth is stranger than fiction
(exp,adj-i) (obsc) no way at all to deal with
(exp) (id) he who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith
one rotten apple spoils the barrel
(exp) too lazy to do anything
(n) (id) the good you do for others is good you do yourself
lit: compassion is not for other people's benefit
(exp) things don't work that well in the real world
things seldom go as one wishes
that is expecting too much
(exp) (arch) Family members should fall into line with the head of the family even if his taste is a little odd, like wearing a red eboshi, which is ordinarily black
(exp) unable even to drive away the flies on one's own head (denoting a helpless person)
(exp) (id) That will do neither harm nor good
(exp) being driven into a corner
having no way out
(exp) not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice
(exp) not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice
(exp) well prepared means no worries (in time of need)
(exp) (obsc) try though one might, it's impossible to replace one's first love
(exp) thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes
being the apple of one's eye
(exp,v5r) (1) to lose hope
(2) to be plunged into darkness
(n) Caution is the best policy
(exp) things don't work that well in the real world
things seldom go as one wishes
that is expecting too much
(exp) that may be true
that might be the case
(exp) it is no exaggeration to say
it is not too much to say
(n) Seinfeld (TV Show)
(exp) it is no exaggeration to say
it is not too much to say
(exp) have no hesitation in stating (declaring)
