(n) playoff for the tournament win in sumo with three wrestlers participating
(n) three-cornered battle
(exp) the child is father to the man
lit: the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
(exp) very fond of
more fond of than eating
lit: more important than three meals a day
so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without
(n) plate of assorted sashimi
(exp) (col) failure teaches success
(exp) don't count your chickens before they're hatched
(lit: don't assume you can grab a tanuki)
(exp) moveable
removeable
demountable
(exp,adj-i) cannot be undone
can't be recovered from
(n) (comp) end of procedure division
(n) income elasticity of demand
(exp) (obsc) people may bring about their demise for love (like a deer coming forth when it hears a hunter's whistle in mating season)
it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of
(exp,v5k) (id) to nitpick
to complain about trifles
(n) (comp) implementation- defined behavior
(exp) (obsc) one should not rush to make a profit
business is best run when sales flow like a cow's drool: long and thin
(n) (comp) number of decimal places
(exp) (obsc) parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night)
(exp) to be in a state of confusion
(n) godsend
heavenly gift
(exp) poem in praise of God
(exp) to depend on one's parents' (financial) support
(exp) to inherit one's parents disposition
(exp) to obey one's parents
(exp) (so ashamed or embarrassed that) one does not know where to put oneself
feeling out of place
(exp) to give a marching order
(exp) (id) Wonder lasts but nine days
(io) (exp) gossip lasts just one season (lit: 75 days)
(v5r) to be liked by people
(exp) to blame (denounce) a person for his (her) negligence
(exp) to abuse (take advantage of) another's ignorance
