(exp) (id) The cowl does not make the monk
(exp) the poor can't afford manners
only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
(exp) the whole year's plans are made on New Year's Day
when doing something start with the plan
(exp) (id) New Year's Day is the key to a successful year
(exp) (id) Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
(n) (comp) interrupt controller
(n) (comp) reference delimiter set
(exp) there is little to choose between the two
they're both about the same
(exp) to (be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear
(n) (comp) error control software
(n) (comp) optical character reader
OCR
(exp) (id) A honey tongue, a heart of gall
(exp) (id) Great pains but all in vain
(exp) truth is stranger than fiction
(n) (comp) Magnetic Character Reader
MCR
(n) (comp) removable storage
(exp,adv) without a moment's delay
leaving everything else unattended to
(exp) (id) There is nothing better than sleeping
(exp) good manners even between friends
(exp) (id) A hedge between keeps friendships
(exp) good manners even between friends
(exp) (id) Like father, like son
(exp) to wait on someone hand and foot
to take personal care of someone
(exp) (id) Everyone is the son of his own works
(n) rematch due to overlong (over 10 min) sumo bout
(exp) (id) A foster parent is dearer than a real parent
(exp) (id) No mortal escapes death
(exp) (to get something done) even if through hell and high water
(exp) expression meaning that genius shows from childhood (lit: the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout)
(exp) (id) A meeting by chance is preordained
