no pain, no gain; no cross, no crown
pounding the edges of planks of wood to join them
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
Uninterruptible Power Supply; UPS
ranchu; variety of goldfish
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
line drive shot; line-drive bullet; scorcher
rear naked choke; sleeper hold; bare hand strangle
Lyons; Lions (baseball team)
tuning (e.g. a radio, a television); channel selection
foreign company; overseas enterprise; overseas firm
number display; caller ID (on telephones)
bebop (1940s popular music)
related equipment; related device
anecdote; tidbit; gossip; little-known story
hitting left-handed (with a racket, bat, etc.); hitting to left (field)
pro baseball team; professional baseball team
hitting right-handed (with a racket, bat, etc.); hitting to right (field)
Daijisen (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)
one man's fault is another's lesson
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
doubleheader; double-header
supporter; cheerer (e.g. from the sidelines at a sporting event); rooter
(artistic portrait of a) lion
sound of a small wave hitting the shore; sound of a whip; sound of a slap
Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin
party room; room for parties; multipurpose room
ending the climbing season; closure of a mountain to climbers; closing a mine; discontinuation of mining