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Variations:
しだれ柳
枝垂れ柳
垂れ柳
枝垂柳(io)

see styles
 shidareyanagi; shidareyanagi
    しだれやなぎ; シダレヤナギ
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

Variations:
ツケが回る
付けが回る
つけが回る(sK)

see styles
 tsukegamawaru; tsukegamawaru(sk)
    つけがまわる; ツケがまわる(sk)
(exp,v5r) (idiom) (See ツケが回ってくる) you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping

Variations:
なり手
成り手
成手
為り手
為手(io)

see styles
 narite
    なりて
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate

Variations:
なる様になる
成るように成る
成る様に成る

see styles
 naruyouninaru / naruyoninaru
    なるようになる
(exp,v5r) (kana only) (proverb) whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course

Variations:
パッと(P)
ぱっと(P)
パっと(sk)

see styles
 patto(p); patto(p); patto(sk)
    パッと(P); ぱっと(P); パっと(sk)
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) suddenly; in a flash; quickly; rapidly; swiftly; nimbly; (adv,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ぱっとしない) conspicuously; prominently; showily; attractively; impressively

Variations:
否も応もなく
いやも応もなく
否も応も無く

see styles
 iyamooumonaku / iyamoomonaku
    いやもおうもなく
(expression) willy-nilly; whether willing or not

Variations:
夕暮れ(P)
夕暮(io)
夕ぐれ(sK)

see styles
 yuugure / yugure
    ゆうぐれ
evening; dusk; twilight

Variations:
待てば海路の日和あり
待てば海路の日和有り

see styles
 matebakaironohiyoriari
    まてばかいろのひよりあり
(expression) (proverb) good things come to those who wait; if you wait, there will come a fine day for taking the sea route

Variations:
我が儘(P)
我儘
我がまま
我侭
我が侭

see styles
 wagamama
    わがまま
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) selfish; egoist; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) (kana only) self-indulgent; wilful; willful

Variations:
我慢比べ
我慢くらべ
ガマン比べ
我慢競べ

see styles
 gamankurabe(我慢比be, 我慢kurabe, 我慢競be); gamankurabe(gaman比be)
    がまんくらべ(我慢比べ, 我慢くらべ, 我慢競べ); ガマンくらべ(ガマン比べ)
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest

Variations:
狐の嫁入り
きつねの嫁入り
キツネの嫁入り

see styles
 kitsunenoyomeiri(狐no嫁入ri, kitsuneno嫁入ri); kitsunenoyomeiri(kitsuneno嫁入ri) / kitsunenoyomeri(狐no嫁入ri, kitsuneno嫁入ri); kitsunenoyomeri(kitsuneno嫁入ri)
    きつねのよめいり(狐の嫁入り, きつねの嫁入り); キツネのよめいり(キツネの嫁入り)
(exp,n) (1) rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower; (exp,n) (2) procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade

Variations:
遠慮なければ近憂あり
遠慮無ければ近憂あり

see styles
 enryonakerebakinyuuari / enryonakerebakinyuari
    えんりょなければきんゆうあり
(expression) (proverb) plan ahead or you will soon have worries

Variations:
ええいままよ
えいままよ
ええままよ(sk)

see styles
 eeimamayo; eimamayo; eemamayo(sk) / eemamayo; emamayo; eemamayo(sk)
    ええいままよ; えいままよ; ええままよ(sk)
(interjection) (See 儘よ・ままよ) what do I care; oh well; what will be, will be

Variations:
シャピロウィルク検定
シャピロ・ウィルク検定

see styles
 shapiroirukukentei / shapiroirukukente
    シャピロウィルクけんてい
{math} Shapiro-Wilk Test

Variations:
ホイップアーウイル夜鷹
ホイッパーウィル夜鷹

see styles
 hoippuaauiruyotaka(hoippuaauiru夜鷹); hoippaairuyotaka(hoippaairu夜鷹); hoippuaauiruyotaka; hoippaairuyotaka / hoippuauiruyotaka(hoippuauiru夜鷹); hoippairuyotaka(hoippairu夜鷹); hoippuauiruyotaka; hoippairuyotaka
    ホイップアーウイルよたか(ホイップアーウイル夜鷹); ホイッパーウィルよたか(ホイッパーウィル夜鷹); ホイップアーウイルヨタカ; ホイッパーウィルヨタカ
(kana only) whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill

Variations:
二度あることは三度ある
二度ある事は三度ある

see styles
 nidoarukotohasandoaru
    にどあることはさんどある
(exp,v5r-i) (proverb) what happens twice will happen thrice

Variations:
余儀なくされる(P)
余儀無くされる(sK)

see styles
 yoginakusareru
    よぎなくされる
(exp,v1) to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

Variations:
否が応でも
いやが応でも
嫌が応でも(iK)

see styles
 iyagaoudemo / iyagaodemo
    いやがおうでも
(expression) whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

Variations:
否が応にも
いやが応にも
嫌が応にも(iK)

see styles
 iyagaounimo / iyagaonimo
    いやがおうにも
(expression) (non-standard variant of 否が応でも) (See 否が応でも) whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

Variations:
好きこそものの上手なれ
好きこそ物の上手なれ

see styles
 sukikosomononojouzunare / sukikosomononojozunare
    すきこそもののじょうずなれ
(expression) (proverb) what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing

Variations:
少年よ、大志を抱け
少年よ大志を抱け(sK)

see styles
 shounenyo、taishioidake / shonenyo、taishioidake
    しょうねんよ、たいしをいだけ
(expression) (quote) (from a speech by William Smith Clark) boys, be ambitious

Variations:
志ある者は事ついに成る
志ある者は事竟に成る

see styles
 kokorozashiarumonohakototsuininaru
    こころざしあるものはことついになる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (rare) where there's a will, there's a way; with ambition one can achieve anything

Variations:
惜しむ(P)
吝しむ(oK)
愛しむ(oK)

see styles
 oshimu
    おしむ
(transitive verb) (1) to be frugal; to be sparing; (transitive verb) (2) to value; to hold dear; (transitive verb) (3) to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for); (transitive verb) (4) to be unwilling; to be reluctant

Variations:
惜しむ(P)
愛しむ(sK)
吝しむ(sK)

see styles
 oshimu
    おしむ
(transitive verb) (1) to spare; to grudge; to be sparing (with); to be frugal; to be stingy; (transitive verb) (2) to regret; to lament; (transitive verb) (3) to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling; (transitive verb) (4) to value; to prize; to hold dear; (transitive verb) (5) (archaism) (oft. written as 愛しむ) to love; to cherish

Variations:
意気地(P)
意氣地(sK)
意久地(sK)

see styles
 ikuji(p); ikiji
    いくじ(P); いきじ
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive; willpower

Variations:
荒れ狂う
荒れくるう(sK)
荒狂う(sK)

see styles
 arekuruu / arekuru
    あれくるう
(v5u,vi) (1) to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to go berserk; (v5u,vi) (2) to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough; to be violent

Variations:
黄昏時
たそがれ時(sK)
黄昏どき(sK)

see styles
 tasogaredoki
    たそがれどき
dusk; twilight

Variations:
せえへん
しいひん
せーへん
しーひん
しやん

see styles
 seehen; shiihin; seehen; shiihin; shiyan / seehen; shihin; seehen; shihin; shiyan
    せえへん; しいひん; せーへん; しーひん; しやん
(expression) (ksb:) (equiv. to しない in standard Japanese) does not; do not; will not do

Variations:
精も根も尽き果てる
精も魂も尽き果てる(iK)

see styles
 seimokonmotsukihateru / semokonmotsukihateru
    せいもこんもつきはてる
(exp,v1) to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

Variations:
船頭多くして船山に登る
船頭多くして船山に上る

see styles
 sendouookushitefuneyamaninoboru / sendoookushitefuneyamaninoboru
    せんどうおおくしてふねやまにのぼる
(expression) (proverb) too many cooks spoil the broth; too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain

Variations:
虎は千里往って千里還る
虎は千里行って千里帰る

see styles
 torahasenriittesenrikaeru / torahasenrittesenrikaeru
    とらはせんりいってせんりかえる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (See 千里) a parent will do anything for their child; a tiger will walk a thousand leagues and a thousand leagues back (for its cub)

Variations:
逢魔が時
逢魔が刻
逢魔時
逢魔ヶ刻
逢魔ヶ時

see styles
 oumagatoki / omagatoki
    おうまがとき
(See 大禍時) twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)

Variations:
デコレーショントラック
デコレーション・トラック

see styles
 dekoreeshontorakku; dekoreeshon torakku
    デコレーショントラック; デコレーション・トラック
showily decorated truck (e.g. chrome, air-brushed pictures, colored lights) (wasei: decoration truck); art truck

Variations:
七子
魚子
七々子
斜子(rK)
魚々子(sK)

see styles
 nanako
    ななこ
(1) metal surface decoration with raised fine protrusions resembling fish eggs; (2) (abbreviation) (See 魚子織り) twill weave; basket weave

Variations:
働かざる者食うべからず
働かざるもの食うべからず

see styles
 hatarakazarumonokuubekarazu / hatarakazarumonokubekarazu
    はたらかざるものくうべからず
(expression) (proverb) if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play

Variations:
我儘(P)
我が儘(P)
我がまま
我侭
我が侭

see styles
 wagamama
    わがまま
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) selfish; egoist; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) self-indulgent; wilful; willful

Variations:
房楊枝
総楊枝
房楊子(sK)
ふさ楊枝(sK)

see styles
 fusayouji / fusayoji
    ふさようじ
(hist) toothbrush made from a piece of willow frayed at one end

Variations:
生り木責め
成り木責め
成木責め
成木責(io)

see styles
 narikizeme
    なりきぜめ
(See 小正月,祝い棒) traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree

Variations:
金の切れ目が縁の切れ目
カネの切れ目が縁の切れ目

see styles
 kanenokiremegaennokireme(金no切re目ga縁no切re目); kanenokiremegaennokireme(kaneno切re目ga縁no切re目)
    かねのきれめがえんのきれめ(金の切れ目が縁の切れ目); カネのきれめがえんのきれめ(カネの切れ目が縁の切れ目)
(expression) (proverb) relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends; the relationship ends when the money runs out; the end of money is the end of love

Variations:
しだれ柳
枝垂れ柳
垂れ柳(rK)
枝垂柳(sK)

see styles
 shidareyanagi; shidareyanagi
    しだれやなぎ; シダレヤナギ
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

Variations:
ラブコール
ラヴコール
ラブ・コール
ラヴ・コール

see styles
 rabukooru; rarakooru; rabu kooru; rara kooru
    ラブコール; ラヴコール; ラブ・コール; ラヴ・コール
(1) calling out to someone with love or good will (wasei: love call); (2) phone call to a loved one; (3) fervent request; heartfelt appeal; passionate call to action

Variations:
捨てる神あれば拾う神あり
捨てる神在れば拾う神在り

see styles
 suterukamiarebahiroukamiari / suterukamiarebahirokamiari
    すてるかみあればひろうかみあり
(expression) (proverb) when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel; there are gods that will abandon you and there are gods that will pick you up

Variations:
落とす(P)
落す
堕とす(sK)
墜とす(sK)

see styles
 otosu
    おとす
(transitive verb) (1) to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind; (transitive verb) (2) to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape; (transitive verb) (3) to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election); (transitive verb) (4) to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances; (transitive verb) (5) to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with; (transitive verb) (6) {comp} to download; to copy from a computer to another medium; (transitive verb) (7) {MA} to make someone swoon (judo); (transitive verb) (8) to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line); (transitive verb) (9) to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting); (transitive verb) (10) (colloquialism) to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)

Variations:
食べてすぐ寝ると牛になる
食べて直ぐ寝ると牛になる

see styles
 tabetesugunerutoushininaru / tabetesugunerutoshininaru
    たべてすぐねるとうしになる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) do not go lie down after eating (because it is considered rude); if you lie down soon after eating, you will become a cow

Variations:
馬鹿は死ななきゃ治らない
バカは死ななきゃ治らない

see styles
 bakahashinanakyanaoranai
    バカはしななきゃなおらない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) once a fool, always a fool; idiots will only be cured when they die

Variations:
心頭滅却すれば火もまた涼し
心頭滅却すれば火も亦涼し

see styles
 shintoumekkyakusurebahimomatasuzushi / shintomekkyakusurebahimomatasuzushi
    しんとうめっきゃくすればひもまたすずし
(expression) (proverb) if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

Variations:
晩節を汚す
晩節を穢す(sK)
晩節をけがす(sK)

see styles
 bansetsuokegasu
    ばんせつをけがす
(exp,v5s) to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years

Variations:
下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる
下手な鉄砲も数打てば当たる

see styles
 hetanateppoumokazuutebaataru / hetanateppomokazutebataru
    へたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) (See 下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる) even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots

Variations:
中流に舟を失えば一壺も千金
中流に船を失えば一壺も千金

see styles
 chuuryuunifuneoushinaebaikkomosenkin / churyunifuneoshinaebaikkomosenkin
    ちゅうりゅうにふねをうしなえばいっこもせんきん
(expression) (proverb) any port will do in a storm; when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune

Variations:
冷や酒と親の意見は後できく
冷や酒と親の意見は後で効く

see styles
 hiyazaketooyanoikenhaatodekiku / hiyazaketooyanoikenhatodekiku
    ひやざけとおやのいけんはあとできく
(exp,v5k) (proverb) you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake

Variations:
柳の下にいつも泥鰌はいない
柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居ない

see styles
 yanaginoshitaniitsumodojouhainai / yanaginoshitanitsumodojohainai
    やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはいない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree; good luck does not always repeat itself

Variations:
柳の下にいつも泥鰌はおらぬ
柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居らぬ

see styles
 yanaginoshitaniitsumodojouhaoranu / yanaginoshitanitsumodojohaoranu
    やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ
(expression) (proverb) a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loaches under the willow tree

Variations:
気まま(P)
気儘(rK)
気侭(rK)
氣儘(sK)

see styles
 kimama
    きまま
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) willful; wilful; selfish; self-centered; egoistic; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling; free spirited

Variations:
無理やり(P)
無理矢理(ateji)(P)
無理遣り

see styles
 muriyari
    むりやり
(adv,n) forcibly; against one's will

Variations:
虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず
虎穴に入らずんば虎児を得ず

see styles
 koketsuniirazunbakojioezu; koketsuniirazunbakoshioezu(虎穴ni入razunba虎子o得zu) / koketsunirazunbakojioezu; koketsunirazunbakoshioezu(虎穴ni入razunba虎子o得zu)
    こけつにいらずんばこじをえず; こけつにいらずんばこしをえず(虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず)
(expression) (proverb) nothing ventured, nothing gained; you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den

Variations:
ワイルドキャットストライキ
ワイルドキャット・ストライキ

see styles
 wairudokyattosutoraiki; wairudokyatto sutoraiki
    ワイルドキャットストライキ; ワイルドキャット・ストライキ
(rare) (See 山猫スト) wildcat strike

Variations:
天知る地知る我知る人知る
天知る、地知る、我知る、人知る

see styles
 tenshiruchishiruwareshiruhitoshiru
    てんしるちしるわれしるひとしる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, people will know

Variations:
天知る地知る我知る子知る
天知る、地知る、我知る、子知る

see styles
 tenshiruchishiruwareshirushishiru
    てんしるちしるわれしるししる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, you will know

Variations:
心頭を滅却すれば火もまた涼し
心頭を滅却すれば火も亦涼し

see styles
 shintouomekkyakusurebahimomatasuzushi / shintoomekkyakusurebahimomatasuzushi
    しんとうをめっきゃくすればひもまたすずし
(expression) (proverb) (See 心頭滅却) if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

Variations:
否でも応でも
嫌でも応でも(iK)
いやでも応でも(sK)

see styles
 iyademooudemo / iyademoodemo
    いやでもおうでも
(expression) (See 否が応でも) whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

Variations:
成る様に成る
なる様になる(sK)
成るように成る(sK)

see styles
 naruyouninaru / naruyoninaru
    なるようになる
(exp,v5r) (kana only) (proverb) whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course

Variations:
碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬ
碁に凝ると親の死に目に会わぬ

see styles
 gonikorutooyanoshinimeniawanu
    ごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ
(expression) (proverb) (See 碁・ご) if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed

Variations:
シェイクスピア
シェークスピア
シェクスピア
シェークスピヤ

see styles
 sheikusupia; sheekusupia; shekusupia; sheekusupiya / shekusupia; sheekusupia; shekusupia; sheekusupiya
    シェイクスピア; シェークスピア; シェクスピア; シェークスピヤ
(person) Shakespeare, William

Variations:
触らぬ神に祟りなし
触らぬ神にたたりなし
触らぬ神に祟り無し

see styles
 sawaranukaminitatarinashi
    さわらぬかみにたたりなし
(expression) (proverb) let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; the spirit you do not approach will not curse you

Variations:
ちょい悪オヤジ
ちょい悪おやじ
チョイ悪オヤジ
チョイ悪おやじ

see styles
 choiwaruoyaji(choi悪oyaji); choiwaruoyaji(choi悪oyaji); choiwaruoyaji(choi悪oyaji); choiwaruoyaji(choi悪oyaji); choiwaruoyaji; choiwaruoyaji
    ちょいわるオヤジ(ちょい悪オヤジ); ちょいわるおやじ(ちょい悪おやじ); チョイわるオヤジ(チョイ悪オヤジ); チョイわるおやじ(チョイ悪おやじ); ちょいワルおやじ; ちょいワルオヤジ
(colloquialism) older and fashionable man (wild-looking, burly, etc.)

Variations:
無理やり(P)
無理矢理(ateji)(P)
無理遣り(rK)

see styles
 muriyari(p); muriyari(sk)
    むりやり(P); ムリヤリ(sk)
(adverb) forcibly; by force; against one's will

Variations:
天知る、地知る、我知る、人知る
天知る地知る我知る人知る(sK)

see styles
 tenshiru、chishiru、wareshiru、hitoshiru
    てんしる、ちしる、われしる、ひとしる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, people will know

Variations:
天知る、地知る、我知る、子知る
天知る地知る我知る子知る(sK)

see styles
 tenshiru、chishiru、wareshiru、shishiru
    てんしる、ちしる、われしる、ししる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, you will know

Variations:
彼を知り己を知れば百戦殆からず
彼を知り己を知れば、百戦殆からず

see styles
 kareoshirionoreoshirebahyakusenayaukarazu
    かれをしりおのれをしればひゃくせんあやうからず
(expression) (proverb) (from Sun Tzu's The Art of War) if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated; know your enemy

Variations:
犬も歩けば棒に当たる
犬も歩けば棒に当る
犬もあるけば棒に当たる

see styles
 inumoarukebabouniataru / inumoarukebaboniataru
    いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる
(exp,v5r) (1) (proverb) bad things happen to those who attempt things; if a dog walks they will hit a stick; (exp,v5r) (2) (proverb) good luck may come unexpectedly

Variations:
リビングウィル
リビングウイル
リビング・ウィル
リビング・ウイル

see styles
 ribinguiru; ribinguuiru; ribingu iru; ribingu uiru / ribinguiru; ribinguiru; ribingu iru; ribingu uiru
    リビングウィル; リビングウイル; リビング・ウィル; リビング・ウイル
living will

Variations:
駄目で元々
ダメで元々
駄目でもともと(sK)
だめで元々(sK)

see styles
 damedemotomoto; damedemotomoto
    だめでもともと; ダメでもともと
(expression) (See 駄目元) giving something a try because it will not do any harm

Variations:
ワイルドウォーター
ワイルドウオーター
ワイルド・ウォーター(sk)

see styles
 wairudowootaa; wairudouootaa; wairudo wootaa(sk) / wairudowoota; wairudooota; wairudo woota(sk)
    ワイルドウォーター; ワイルドウオーター; ワイルド・ウォーター(sk)
{sports} wildwater (canoeing, kayaking, etc.)

Variations:
狐の嫁入り
きつねの嫁入り
キツネの嫁入り(sK)
狐の嫁入(sK)

see styles
 kitsunenoyomeiri / kitsunenoyomeri
    きつねのよめいり
(exp,n) (1) rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower; (exp,n) (2) procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade

Variations:
ツケが回ってくる
付けが回ってくる
ツケが回って来る
付けが回って来る

see styles
 tsukegamawattekuru(tsukega回ttekuru, tsukega回tte来ru); tsukegamawattekuru(付kega回ttekuru, 付kega回tte来ru)
    ツケがまわってくる(ツケが回ってくる, ツケが回って来る); つけがまわってくる(付けが回ってくる, 付けが回って来る)
(exp,vk) you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping

Variations:
目を白黒させる
眼を白黒させる
目をしろくろさせる
眼をしろくろさせる

see styles
 meoshirokurosaseru
    めをしろくろさせる
(exp,v1) to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

Variations:
豚もおだてりゃ木に登る
ブタもおだてりゃ木に登る
豚も煽てりゃ木に登る

see styles
 butamoodateryakininoboru(豚moodaterya木ni登ru, 豚mo煽terya木ni登ru); butamoodateryakininoboru(butamoodaterya木ni登ru)
    ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる(豚もおだてりゃ木に登る, 豚も煽てりゃ木に登る); ブタもおだてりゃきにのぼる(ブタもおだてりゃ木に登る)
(exp,v5r) (proverb) flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered

Variations:
彼を知り己を知れば、百戦殆からず
彼を知り己を知れば百戦殆からず(sK)

see styles
 kareoshirionoreoshireba、hyakusenayaukarazu
    かれをしりおのれをしれば、ひゃくせんあやうからず
(expression) (proverb) (from Sun Tzu's The Art of War) if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated; know your enemy

Variations:
船頭多くして船山に登る
船頭多くして船山に上る
船頭多くして船山にのぼる

see styles
 sendouookushitefuneyamaninoboru / sendoookushitefuneyamaninoboru
    せんどうおおくしてふねやまにのぼる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) too many cooks spoil the broth; too many captains will steer the ship up a mountain

Variations:
野放図(ateji)
野方図(ateji)
野放途(ateji)(rK)

see styles
 nohouzu / nohozu
    のほうず
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) wild; unruly; arrogant; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)

Variations:
おぼれる者はわらをもつかむ
おぼれる者は藁をもつかむ
溺れる者は藁をも掴む

see styles
 oborerumonohawaraomotsukamu
    おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ
(exp,v5m) (proverb) a drowning man will catch at a straw

Variations:
否が応でも
嫌が応でも(iK)
嫌がおうでも(sK)
いやが応でも(sK)

see styles
 iyagaoudemo / iyagaodemo
    いやがおうでも
(expression) whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

Variations:
不承不承
不請不請(rK)
不祥不祥(rK)
不精不精(rK)
不承々々(sK)

see styles
 fushoubushou / fushobusho
    ふしょうぶしょう
(adv,adj-no) (yoji) reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

Variations:
犬も歩けば棒に当たる
犬も歩けば棒に当る(sK)
犬もあるけば棒に当たる(sK)

see styles
 inumoarukebabouniataru / inumoarukebaboniataru
    いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる
(exp,v5r) (1) (proverb) bad things happen to those who attempt things; if a dog walks they will hit a stick; (exp,v5r) (2) (proverb) good luck may come unexpectedly

Variations:
お陰様
お蔭様
おかげ様
お陰さま
御陰様(sK)
お蔭さま(sK)
御蔭様(sK)

see styles
 okagesama
    おかげさま
(1) (polite language) (kana only) (as おかげさまで) (See おかげさまで・2) (someone's) assistance; help; aid; kindness; goodwill; (2) (polite language) (See おかげ・1) grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing

Variations:
困った時はお互い様
困ったときはお互い様
困ったときはお互いさま
困った時はお互いさま

see styles
 komattatokihaotagaisama
    こまったときはおたがいさま
(expression) next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together

Variations:
子供の喧嘩に親が出る
子供のケンカに親が出る(sK)
子どものケンカに親が出る(sK)

see styles
 kodomonokenkanioyagaderu
    こどものけんかにおやがでる
(exp,v1) (proverb) when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs

Variations:
嘘つきは泥棒の始まり
嘘吐きは泥棒の始まり
うそつきは泥棒の始まり
嘘つきは泥棒のはじまり

see styles
 usotsukihadorobounohajimari / usotsukihadorobonohajimari
    うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり
(expression) (proverb) show me a liar, and I will show you a thief

Variations:
権兵衛が種蒔きゃ烏がほじくる
権兵衛が種まきゃ烏がほじくる
権兵衛が種まきゃカラスがほじくる

see styles
 gonbeegatanemakyakarasugahojikuru(権兵衛ga種蒔kya烏gahojikuru, 権兵衛ga種makya烏gahojikuru); gonbeegatanemakyakarasugahojikuru(権兵衛ga種makyakarasugahojikuru)
    ごんべえがたねまきゃからすがほじくる(権兵衛が種蒔きゃ烏がほじくる, 権兵衛が種まきゃ烏がほじくる); ごんべえがたねまきゃカラスがほじくる(権兵衛が種まきゃカラスがほじくる)
(expression) (idiom) spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up

Variations:
目を白黒させる
眼を白黒させる(sK)
目をしろくろさせる(sK)
眼をしろくろさせる(sK)

see styles
 meoshirokurosaseru
    めをしろくろさせる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down

Variations:
逢魔が時
逢魔が刻
逢魔時
逢魔ヶ刻
逢魔ヶ時
逢う魔が時
逢う魔が刻
逢う魔ヶ時
逢う魔ヶ刻

see styles
 oumagatoki / omagatoki
    おうまがとき
(expression) (See 大禍時) twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)

Variations:
マルケサスバタフライフィッシュ
マルケサンバタフライフィッシュ
ワイルダーズバタフライフィッシュ

see styles
 marukesasubatafuraifisshu; marukesanbatafuraifisshu; wairudaazubatafuraifisshu / marukesasubatafuraifisshu; marukesanbatafuraifisshu; wairudazubatafuraifisshu
    マルケサスバタフライフィッシュ; マルケサンバタフライフィッシュ; ワイルダーズバタフライフィッシュ
Marquesas butterflyfish (Chaetodon declivis declivis); Wilder's butterflyfish (Chaetodon declivis wilderi)

Variations:
窮鼠猫を噛む
窮鼠猫をかむ
窮鼠ネコを噛む(sK)
窮鼠ネコをかむ(sK)
きゅうそ猫をかむ(sK)

see styles
 kyuusonekookamu / kyusonekookamu
    きゅうそねこをかむ
(exp,v5m) (proverb) a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward

Variations:
鐃循ワ申鐃獣プワ申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申
鐃循ワ申鐃獣パ¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申

see styles
 鐃循wa申鐃獣puwa申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申茲随申鐃?鐃循wa申鐃獣puwa申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申); 鐃循wa申鐃獣pa¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申茲随申鐃?鐃循wa申鐃獣pa¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申); 鐃循wa申鐃獣puwa申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申茱随申鐃?鐃循wa申鐃獣pa¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申茱随申鐃? /(n) (uk) whip-poor-wi
    鐃循ワ申鐃獣プワ申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申茲随申鐃?鐃循ワ申鐃獣プワ申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申); 鐃循ワ申鐃獣パ¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申茲随申鐃?鐃循ワ申鐃獣パ¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申); 鐃循ワ申鐃獣プワ申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申茱随申鐃?鐃循ワ申鐃獣パ¥申鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申茱随申鐃? /(n) (uk) whip-poor-wi
(kana only) whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill

Variations:
桃李もの言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す
桃李物言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す
桃李物言わざれども下自ずから蹊を成す

see styles
 tourimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichionasu / torimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichionasu
    とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす
(exp,v5s) (proverb) a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself

Variations:
権兵衛が種蒔きゃ烏がほじくる
権兵衛が種まきゃ烏がほじくる(sK)
権兵衛が種まきゃカラスがほじくる(sK)

see styles
 gonbeegatanemakyakarasugahojikuru
    ごんべえがたねまきゃからすがほじくる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up

Variations:
馬鹿は死ななきゃ治らない
バカは死ななきゃ治らない
馬鹿は死ななきゃ直らない(sK)
バカは死ななきゃ直らない(sK)

see styles
 bakahashinanakyanaoranai
    ばかはしななきゃなおらない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) once a fool, always a fool; idiots will only be cured when they die

Variations:
終わり良ければすべて良し
終わりよければすべてよし
終わりよければ全てよし
終わり良ければ全て良し
終わりよければすべて良し
終わり良ければ総て良し

see styles
 owariyokerebasubeteyoshi
    おわりよければすべてよし
(expression) (1) (proverb) all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; (2) All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)

Variations:
終わりよければすべてよし
終わり良ければ全て良し
終わりよければ全てよし(sK)
終わりよければすべて良し(sK)
終わり良ければすべて良し(sK)
終わり良ければ総て良し(sK)

see styles
 owariyokerebasubeteyoshi
    おわりよければすべてよし
(expression) (proverb) all's well that ends well; it will all come good in the end

Variations:
溺れる者は藁をも掴む
溺れる者は藁をもつかむ(sK)
おぼれる者は藁をもつかむ(sK)
おぼれる者はわらをもつかむ(sK)
溺れる者はワラをも掴む(sK)
溺れる者はワラをもつかむ(sK)

see styles
 oborerumonohawaraomotsukamu
    おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ
(exp,v5m) (proverb) a drowning man will clutch at a straw

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