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及時處理,事半功倍


及时处理,事半功倍

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jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi
    ji2 shi2 chu3 li3 , shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4
chi shih ch`u li , shih pan kung pei
    chi shih chu li , shih pan kung pei
timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort; the right approach saves effort and leads to better results; a stitch in time saves nine

多ければ多い程いい

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 ookerebaooihodoii / ookerebaooihodoi
    おおければおおいほどいい
(exp,adj-ix) the more, the better

多ければ多い程よい

see styles
 ookerebaooihodoyoi
    おおければおおいほどよい
(exp,adj-i) the more, the better

多ければ多い程良い

see styles
 ookerebaooihodoyoi
    おおければおおいほどよい
(exp,adj-i) the more, the better

寧為玉碎,不為瓦全


宁为玉碎,不为瓦全

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nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
    ning4 wei2 yu4 sui4 , bu4 wei2 wa3 quan2
ning wei yü sui , pu wei wa ch`üan
    ning wei yü sui , pu wei wa chüan
Better broken jade than intact tile.; Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)

山外有山,天外有天

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shān wài yǒu shān , tiān wài yǒu tiān
    shan1 wai4 you3 shan1 , tian1 wai4 you3 tian1
shan wai yu shan , t`ien wai yu t`ien
    shan wai yu shan , tien wai yu tien
(idiom) however good something is, there is always something better; in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself

Variations:
岡目八目
傍目八目

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 okamehachimoku
    おかめはちもく
(1) (yoji) bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; (2) (yoji) onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see eight moves further ahead

巧詐は拙誠に如かず

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 kousahasesseinishikazu / kosahasessenishikazu
    こうさはせっせいにしかず
(expression) (proverb) better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive

巧遅は拙速に如かず

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 kouchihasessokunishikazu / kochihasessokunishikazu
    こうちはせっそくにしかず
(expression) (proverb) it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate

日本話しことば協会

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 nipponhanashikotobakyoukai / nipponhanashikotobakyokai
    にっぽんはなしことばきょうかい
(org) Association of Spoken Japanese for Better Communication; (o) Association of Spoken Japanese for Better Communication

早ければ早い程良い

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 hayakerebahayaihodoyoi
    はやければはやいほどよい
    hayakerebahayaihodoii / hayakerebahayaihodoi
    はやければはやいほどいい
(expression) the sooner, the better

有福同享,有禍同當


有福同享,有祸同当

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yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu huò tóng dāng
    you3 fu2 tong2 xiang3 , you3 huo4 tong2 dang1
yu fu t`ung hsiang , yu huo t`ung tang
    yu fu tung hsiang , yu huo tung tang
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse

有福同享,有難同當


有福同享,有难同当

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yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu nàn tóng dāng
    you3 fu2 tong2 xiang3 , you3 nan4 tong2 dang1
yu fu t`ung hsiang , yu nan t`ung tang
    yu fu tung hsiang , yu nan tung tang
To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse

Variations:
望むところ
望む所

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 nozomutokoro
    のぞむところ
(exp,n) (1) what one desires; what one hopes for; (expression) (2) (as a response to a provocation) suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on; make my day

枯れ木も山の賑わい

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 karekimoyamanonigiwai
    かれきもやまのにぎわい
(expression) (proverb) half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain

比上不足,比下有餘


比上不足,比下有余

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bǐ shàng - bù zú , bǐ xià - yǒu yú
    bi3 shang4 - bu4 zu2 , bi3 xia4 - you3 yu2
pi shang - pu tsu , pi hsia - yu yü
neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some

百尺竿頭,更進一步


百尺竿头,更进一步

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bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
    bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 , geng4 jin4 yi1 bu4
pai ch`ih kan t`ou , keng chin i pu
    pai chih kan tou , keng chin i pu
lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom); fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better

百聞は一見にしかず

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 hyakubunhaikkennishikazu
    ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
(expression) seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

路上比終點更有意義


路上比终点更有意义

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lù shang bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng yǒu yì yì
    lu4 shang5 bi3 zhong1 dian3 geng4 you3 yi4 yi4
lu shang pi chung tien keng yu i i
The road means more than the destination.; It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

過而能改,善莫大焉


过而能改,善莫大焉

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guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān
    guo4 er2 neng2 gai3 , shan4 mo4 da4 yan1
kuo erh neng kai , shan mo ta yen
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)

長い物には巻かれよ

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 nagaimononihamakareyo
    ながいものにはまかれよ
(expression) (proverb) if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them

長い物には巻かれろ

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 nagaimononihamakarero
    ながいものにはまかれろ
(expression) (proverb) if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them

あの世千日この世一日

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 anoyosennichikonoyoichinichi
    あのよせんにちこのよいちにち
(expression) (proverb) a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next

すまじきものは宮仕え

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 sumajikimonohamiyazukae
    すまじきものはみやづかえ
(expression) (proverb) wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else

Variations:
一枚上手
一枚うわて

see styles
 ichimaiuwate
    いちまいうわて
(noun or adjectival noun) (See 上手・うわて・1) one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

三人よれば文殊の知恵

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 sanninyorebamonjunochie
    さんにんよればもんじゅのちえ
(expression) two heads are better than one

人を怨むより身を怨め

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 hitoouramuyorimiourame / hitooramuyorimiorame
    ひとをうらむよりみをうらめ
(expression) (proverb) it is easier to blame than do better; instead of resenting others, resent yourself

多ければ多いほどいい

see styles
 ookerebaooihodoii / ookerebaooihodoi
    おおければおおいほどいい
(exp,adj-ix) the more, the better

多ければ多いほどよい

see styles
 ookerebaooihodoyoi
    おおければおおいほどよい
(exp,adj-i) the more, the better

多ければ多いほど良い

see styles
 ookerebaooihodoyoi
    おおければおおいほどよい
(exp,adj-i) the more, the better

彼の世千日此の世一日

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 anoyosennichikonoyoichinichi
    あのよせんにちこのよいちにち
(expression) (proverb) a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next

早ければ早いほどいい

see styles
 hayakerebahayaihodoii / hayakerebahayaihodoi
    はやければはやいほどいい
(expression) the sooner, the better

早ければ早いほど良い

see styles
 hayakerebahayaihodoyoi
    はやければはやいほどよい
    hayakerebahayaihodoii / hayakerebahayaihodoi
    はやければはやいほどいい
(expression) the sooner, the better

Variations:
腰掛け仕事
腰掛仕事

see styles
 koshikakeshigoto
    こしかけしごと
temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time

Variations:
いい年
いい歳
好い年

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 iitoshi / itoshi
    いいとし
(exp,n) (1) mature age; advanced age; maturity; (exp,n) (2) (See いい年をして) age when one is old enough to know better

Variations:
ずば抜ける
ズバ抜ける

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 zubanukeru
    ずばぬける
(v1,vi) to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above; to tower above the rest

Variations:
出来すぎる
出来過ぎる

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 dekisugiru
    できすぎる
(v1,vi) (1) to be overproduced; (v1,vi) (2) to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to surpass all expectations; (v1,vi) (3) to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

寝るほど楽はなかりけり

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 neruhodorakuhanakarikeri
    ねるほどらくはなかりけり
(expression) (proverb) There is nothing better than sleeping

寝るほど楽は無かりけり

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 neruhodorakuhanakarikeri
    ねるほどらくはなかりけり
(expression) (proverb) There is nothing better than sleeping

Variations:
寧ろ(P)
寧(io)

see styles
 mushiro
    むしろ
(adverb) (kana only) rather; better; instead; if anything

明日の百より今日の五十

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 asunohyakuyorikyounogojuu / asunohyakuyorikyonogoju
    あすのひゃくよりきょうのごじゅう
(expression) (proverb) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow

月夜の晩ばかりじゃない

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 tsukiyonobanbakarijanai
    つきよのばんばかりじゃない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) you better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!

痛いの痛いの飛んでいけ

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 itainoitainotondeike / itainoitainotondeke
    いたいのいたいのとんでいけ
(expression) (said to comfort a child in pain) there, there; kiss it better; pain, pain, fly away

知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼

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 shiranuhotokeyorinajiminooni
    しらぬほとけよりなじみのおに
(expression) (proverb) better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't

知らぬ神より馴染みの鬼

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 shiranukamiyorinajiminooni
    しらぬかみよりなじみのおに
(expression) (proverb) (See 知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼) better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the god you don't

臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網


临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网

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lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
    lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3
lin yüan hsien yü , pu ju t`ui erh chieh wang
    lin yüan hsien yü , pu ju tui erh chieh wang
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom); one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim

良きにつけ悪しきにつけ

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 yokinitsukeashikinitsuke
    よきにつけあしきにつけ
(expression) for better or worse; for good or for evil

Variations:
見直す(P)
見なおす

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 minaosu
    みなおす
(transitive verb) (1) to look at again; (transitive verb) (2) to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; (transitive verb) (3) to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; (v5s,vi) (4) to improve; to recover (market, illness, etc.)

Variations:
越す(P)
超す(P)

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 kosu
    こす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) (1) to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (2) to get over (e.g. hardship); (Godan verb with "su" ending) (3) to pass time (e.g. a winter); (Godan verb with "su" ending) (4) (often 超す) to surpass; to be better than; to exceed; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (5) to move house; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (6) (honorific or respectful language) (See お越し) to go; to come

Variations:
鼻を明かす
鼻をあかす

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 hanaoakasu
    はなをあかす
(exp,v5s) (idiom) to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; to expose (someone's) nose

Variations:
するよろし
するよろしい

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 suruyoroshi; suruyoroshii / suruyoroshi; suruyoroshi
    するよろし; するよろしい
(expression) had better ...; may as well ...

Variations:
方がよろしい
方が宜しい

see styles
 hougayoroshii / hogayoroshi
    ほうがよろしい
(expression) (See 方がよい・1) had better; is advisable

Variations:
有利(P)
優利(iK)

see styles
 yuuri / yuri
    ゆうり
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (See 不利) advantageous; favourable; better; stronger; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) profitable; lucrative; gainful; paying

渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず

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 kasshitemotousennomizuonomazu / kasshitemotosennomizuonomazu
    かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず
(expression) (proverb) better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth; don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are; refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty

遠くの親戚より近くの他人

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 tookunoshinsekiyorichikakunotanin
    とおくのしんせきよりちかくのたにん
(expression) (proverb) (See 遠くの親類より近くの他人・とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん) a neighbour is better than a relative living far

遠くの親類より近くの他人

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 tookunoshinruiyorichikakunotanin
    とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん
(expression) (proverb) a neighbour is better than a relative living far

Variations:
いい年をして
いい歳をして

see styles
 iitoshioshite / itoshioshite
    いいとしをして
(expression) (See いい年して) (in spite of) being old enough to know better

Variations:
引き立つ
引立つ
引きたつ

see styles
 hikitatsu
    ひきたつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; (v5t,vi) (2) to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

Variations:
格好をつける
格好を付ける

see styles
 kakkouotsukeru; kakkootsukeru(ik) / kakkootsukeru; kakkootsukeru(ik)
    かっこうをつける; かっこをつける(ik)
(exp,v1) (1) to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; (exp,v1) (2) to put up a front; to pose; to pretend

用心するにこしたことはない

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 youjinsurunikoshitakotohanai / yojinsurunikoshitakotohanai
    ようじんするにこしたことはない
(expression) better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution

用心するに越したことはない

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 youjinsurunikoshitakotohanai / yojinsurunikoshitakotohanai
    ようじんするにこしたことはない
(expression) better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution

Variations:
良くも悪くも
よくも悪くも

see styles
 yokumowarukumo
    よくもわるくも
(expression) for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

鶏口となるも牛後となる勿れ

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 keikoutonarumogyuugotonarunakare / kekotonarumogyugotonarunakare
    けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ
(expression) (idiom) Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion

Variations:
ハイデッカー
ハイ・デッカー

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 haidekkaa; hai dekkaa / haidekka; hai dekka
    ハイデッカー; ハイ・デッカー
(See 観光バス) tourist bus with high seating for better sight-seeing (wasei: high decker, high-deck car)

Variations:
ベターハーフ
ベター・ハーフ

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 betaahaafu; betaa haafu / betahafu; beta hafu
    ベターハーフ; ベター・ハーフ
better half

Variations:
引き立て役
引立て役
引立役

see styles
 hikitateyaku
    ひきたてやく
person who makes someone else appear better; foil

Variations:
頭が回らない
頭がまわらない

see styles
 atamagamawaranai
    あたまがまわらない
(exp,adj-i) (See 頭が回る・あたまがまわる) muddleheaded; knowing no better; not thinking about

Variations:
やり込める
遣り込める(rK)

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 yarikomeru
    やりこめる
(transitive verb) to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

Variations:
上には上がある
上には上が有る

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 uenihauegaaru / uenihauegaru
    うえにはうえがある
(exp,v5r-i) (proverb) greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you

Variations:
上回る(P)
上まわる
上廻る

see styles
 uwamawaru
    うわまわる
(transitive verb) (See 下回る) to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

Variations:
勝るとも劣らぬ
優るとも劣らぬ

see styles
 masarutomootoranu
    まさるともおとらぬ
(expression) not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing

問うは一旦の恥問わぬは末代の恥

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 touhaittannohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji / tohaittannohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji
    とうはいったんのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

Variations:
善かれ悪しかれ
良かれ悪しかれ

see styles
 yokareashikare
    よかれあしかれ
(exp,adv) good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly

Variations:
置けばよかった
置けば良かった

see styles
 okebayokatta
    おけばよかった
(expression) (kana only) (usu. verb-て...) I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

Variations:
習うより慣れろ
習うより慣れよ

see styles
 narauyorinarero(習uyori慣rero); narauyorinareyo(習uyori慣reyo)
    ならうよりなれろ(習うより慣れろ); ならうよりなれよ(習うより慣れよ)
(expression) (proverb) experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught

聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥

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 kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhaisshounohaji / kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhaisshonohaji
    きくはいっときのはじきかぬはいっしょうのはじ
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは末代の恥

see styles
 kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhamatsudainohaji
    きくはいっときのはじきかぬはまつだいのはじ
(expression) (proverb) (See 聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

問うは一度の恥、問わぬは末代の恥

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 touhaichidonohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji / tohaichidonohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji
    とうはいちどのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ
(expression) (proverb) better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

帶著希望去旅行,比到達終點更美好


带着希望去旅行,比到达终点更美好

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dài zhe xī wàng qù lǚ xíng , bǐ dào dá zhōng diǎn gèng měi hǎo
    dai4 zhe5 xi1 wang4 qu4 lu:3 xing2 , bi3 dao4 da2 zhong1 dian3 geng4 mei3 hao3
tai che hsi wang ch`ü lü hsing , pi tao ta chung tien keng mei hao
    tai che hsi wang chü lü hsing , pi tao ta chung tien keng mei hao
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Variations:
腰掛け(P)
腰掛(P)
腰かけ

see styles
 koshikake
    こしかけ
(1) seat; bench; (2) (colloquialism) temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

Variations:
引き立つ
引立つ
引きたつ(sK)

see styles
 hikitatsu
    ひきたつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; (v5t,vi) (2) to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

Variations:
手を挙げる
手を上げる
手をあげる

see styles
 teoageru
    てをあげる
(exp,v1) (1) (usu. 手を挙げる) to raise one's hand; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) (usu. 手を上げる) to surrender; (exp,v1) (3) (usu. 手を上げる) to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); (exp,v1) (4) (idiom) (usu. 手を上げる) (See 腕を上げる) to become better (at something); to improve; (exp,v1) (5) (idiom) (usu. 手を挙げる) to throw one's hat in the ring; to volunteer; to indicate one intends to participate; to raise one's hand

Variations:
ずっと(P)
ずーっと(P)
ずうっと

see styles
 zutto(p); zuutto(p); zuutto / zutto(p); zutto(p); zutto
    ずっと(P); ずーっと(P); ずうっと
(adverb) (1) (ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic) continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; (adverb) (2) much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; (adverb) (3) far away; long ago; (adverb) (4) direct; straight

Variations:
ただじゃおかないぞ
ただではおかないぞ

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 tadajaokanaizo; tadadehaokanaizo
    ただじゃおかないぞ; ただではおかないぞ
(expression) You'll pay for this!; You'd better keep your mouth shut!

Variations:
に越したことはない
に超したことはない

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 nikoshitakotohanai
    にこしたことはない
(expression) it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

Variations:
上には上がある
上には上が有る(sK)

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 uenihauegaaru / uenihauegaru
    うえにはうえがある
(exp,v5r-i) (proverb) greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish

Variations:
上回る(P)
上まわる
上廻る(rK)

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 uwamawaru
    うわまわる
(transitive verb) (See 下回る) to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

Variations:
快方に向かう
快方にむかう
快方に向う

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 kaihounimukau / kaihonimukau
    かいほうにむかう
(exp,v5u) to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce

Variations:
百聞は一見にしかず
百聞は一見に如かず

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 hyakubunhaikkennishikazu
    ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず
(expression) (proverb) seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

Variations:
つーか
っつーか
っつうか
つか
つうか

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 tsuuka; ttsuuka; ttsuuka; tsuka; tsuuka / tsuka; ttsuka; ttsuka; tsuka; tsuka
    つーか; っつーか; っつうか; つか; つうか
(conjunction) (colloquialism) (See と言うか) or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

Variations:
なお良い
尚良い
尚よい
猶良い(oK)

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 naoyoi
    なおよい
(exp,adj-i) still better; even better

Variations:
本木にまさる末木なし
本木に勝る末木なし

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 motokinimasaruurakinashi / motokinimasarurakinashi
    もときにまさるうらきなし
(expression) (proverb) of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse

Variations:
枯れ木も山の賑わい
枯れ木も山のにぎわい

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 karekimoyamanonigiwai
    かれきもやまのにぎわい
(expression) (proverb) half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain

Variations:
あの世千日この世一日
彼の世千日此の世一日

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 anoyosennichikonoyoichinichi
    あのよせんにちこのよいちにち
(expression) (proverb) a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next

Variations:
いい年して
いい歳して
いい齢して(iK)

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 iitoshishite / itoshishite
    いいとしして
(expression) (in spite of) being old enough to know better

Variations:
ちゅーか
ちゅうか
っちゅうか
っちゅーか

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 chuuka; chuuka; cchuuka; cchuuka / chuka; chuka; cchuka; cchuka
    ちゅーか; ちゅうか; っちゅうか; っちゅーか
(conjunction) (colloquialism) (See と言うか) or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

Variations:
三人寄れば文殊の知恵
三人よれば文殊の知恵

see styles
 sanninyorebamonjunochie
    さんにんよればもんじゅのちえ
(expression) (proverb) (See 文殊) three heads are better than two; if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri

Variations:
抜きん出る
抜きんでる
抽んでる
擢んでる

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 nukinderu
    ぬきんでる
(Ichidan verb) (1) to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to be far better; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be preeminent; (Ichidan verb) (2) to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

Variations:
褒められて伸びる
褒められてのびる(sK)

see styles
 homeraretenobiru
    ほめられてのびる
(exp,v1) to grow (as a human, etc.) when complimented; to respond better to the carrot than the stick

やらずに後悔するよりやって後悔したほうがいい

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 yarazunikoukaisuruyoriyattekoukaishitahougaii / yarazunikokaisuruyoriyattekokaishitahogai
    やらずにこうかいするよりやってこうかいしたほうがいい
(expression) (proverb) it is better to try and fail than never to try at all

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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