(n) being crazy about something but being very bad at it
(exp) Great men have great fondness for the sensual pleasures
(n) being crazy about something but being very bad at it
(exp) sumo wrestlers who prefer drawn-out bouts
(exp) (1) to make something look better
to put into (good, better) shape
(2) to put up a front
to pose
to pretend
(ik) (exp) (1) to make something look better
to put into (good, better) shape
(2) to put up a front
to pose
to pretend
(n) sweet tooth
love of sweet things
(exp) to make oneself popular without any regard to others
to take all the credit to oneself
(exp) to be on the right track
to go well
(exp,adv) as you want
as you will
(n) neophilia
love of new things
(exp) to come to like a lot
to fall in love
(n) intimate friend
close friend
bosom buddy
chum
(exp) disliking
having an antipathy to
(n) Sino-Japanese Amity Treaty (1871)
(n) Japan-China Amity Association
(n) Treaty of Ganghwa (1876)
(n) (treaty of) friendship, commerce and navigation
(exp,vs-i) to put an end to something
to get something over with
to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
(exp) curiosity killed the cat
(n) neophilia
love of new things
(exp) (id) Make hay while the sun shines
(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
(v5r) to be liked by people
(n) persona non grata
an unwelcome person
(exp) curiosity killed the cat
(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
(exp) there's no accounting for taste
(exp) (id) What one likes, one will do well
(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
