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小首をかたむける

see styles
 kokubiokatamukeru
    こくびをかたむける
(exp,v1) to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

少年よ大志を抱け

see styles
 shounenyotaishioidake / shonenyotaishioidake
    しょうねんよたいしをいだけ

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Boys be Ambitious
(expression) (proverb) (quote by William Smith Clark) Boys, be ambitious

屁をひって尻窄め

see styles
 heohitteshiritsubome
    へをひってしりつぼめ
(expression) (proverb) there is no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted; squeezing your buttocks after you have farted

己を虚しゅうする

see styles
 onoreomunashuusuru / onoreomunashusuru
    おのれをむなしゅうする
(expression) (archaism) to cast aside one's prejudices

幕を切って落とす

see styles
 makuokitteotosu
    まくをきっておとす
(exp,v5s) (See 幕を切る・1) to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)

床にタイルを張る

see styles
 yukanitairuoharu
    ゆかにタイルをはる
(exp,v5r) to tile a floor

床にタイルを貼る

see styles
 yukanitairuoharu
    ゆかにタイルをはる
(exp,v5r) to tile a floor

待ちぼうけを食う

see styles
 machiboukeokuu / machibokeoku
    まちぼうけをくう
(exp,v5u) (See 待ちぼうけ) to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain

後ろ指をさされる

see styles
 ushiroyubiosasareru
    うしろゆびをさされる
(exp,v1) to be talked about behind one's back

後ろ指を指される

see styles
 ushiroyubiosasareru
    うしろゆびをさされる
(exp,v1) to be talked about behind one's back

後ろ髪を引かれる

see styles
 ushirogamiohikareru
    うしろがみをひかれる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to do something with painful reluctance; to have one's hair pulled from behind

後足で砂をかける

see styles
 atoashidesunaokakeru
    あとあしですなをかける
(exp,v1) to take a parting shot at

後足で砂を掛ける

see styles
 atoashidesunaokakeru
    あとあしですなをかける
(exp,v1) to take a parting shot at

後述の場合を除き

see styles
 koujutsunobaaionozoki / kojutsunobaionozoki
    こうじゅつのばあいをのぞき
(expression) except as noted below

得手に帆を揚げる

see styles
 etenihooageru
    えてにほをあげる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair; to get one's time to shine

微に入り細を穿つ

see styles
 biniirisaiougatsu / binirisaiogatsu
    びにいりさいをうがつ
(exp,v5t) to go into the minutest details

応急手当てを施す

see styles
 oukyuuteateohodokosu / okyuteateohodokosu
    おうきゅうてあてをほどこす
(exp,v5s) to give (a person) first-aid; to administer first aid

念には念を入れよ

see styles
 nennihanenoireyo
    ねんにはねんをいれよ
(expression) (idiom) Make assurance double sure

想像を膨らませる

see styles
 souzouofukuramaseru / sozoofukuramaseru
    そうぞうをふくらませる
(exp,v1) to make (someone's) imagination go wild; to inspire (someone's) imagination

手を変え品を変え

see styles
 teokaeshinaokae
    てをかえしなをかえ
(exp,adv) (idiom) by hook or by crook; by all possible means

手を替え品を替え

see styles
 teokaeshinaokae
    てをかえしなをかえ
(exp,adv) (idiom) by hook or by crook; by all possible means

批難の目を向ける

see styles
 hinannomeomukeru
    ひなんのめをむける
(exp,v1) to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach

推測の域を出ない

see styles
 suisokunoikiodenai
    すいそくのいきをでない
(expression) a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork

数に物を言わせて

see styles
 kazunimonooiwasete
    かずにものをいわせて
(expression) on the strength of numbers

敵に後ろを見せる

see styles
 tekiniushiroomiseru
    てきにうしろをみせる
(exp,v1) (1) to flee from one's enemy; to turn tail; (exp,v1) (2) to expose one's weakness to an adversary

時間をむだにする

see styles
 jikanomudanisuru
    じかんをむだにする
(exp,vs-i) to waste time

時間を無駄にする

see styles
 jikanomudanisuru
    じかんをむだにする
(exp,vs-i) to waste time

朝に夕べを謀らず

see styles
 ashitaniyuubeohakarazu / ashitaniyubeohakarazu
    あしたにゆうべをはからず
(expression) (idiom) taking things as they come (because one is too busy to plan ahead); dealing with things without thinking ahead; not planning for the evening in the morning

木を見て森を見ず

see styles
 kiomitemoriomizu
    きをみてもりをみず
(expression) (idiom) to not see the forest for the trees; to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture

李下に冠を整さず

see styles
 rikanikanmuriotadasazu
    りかにかんむりをたださず
(expression) (proverb) leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)

李下に冠を正さず

see styles
 rikanikanmuriotadasazu
    りかにかんむりをたださず
(expression) (proverb) leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)

枕を高くして寝る

see styles
 makuraotakakushiteneru
    まくらをたかくしてねる
(exp,v1) to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear

枕を高くして眠る

see styles
 makuraotakakushitenemuru
    まくらをたかくしてねむる
(exp,v5r) (See 枕を高くして寝る) to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear

横から口をはさむ

see styles
 yokokarakuchiohasamu
    よこからくちをはさむ
(exp,v5m) to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)

機が熟すのを待つ

see styles
 kigajukusunoomatsu
    きがじゅくすのをまつ
(exp,v5t) (See 機が熟す) to wait for a ripe moment

機を見るに敏なり

see styles
 kiomirunibinnari
    きをみるにびんなり
(expression) being quick at seizing an opportunity

正しい言葉を使う

see styles
 tadashiikotobaotsukau / tadashikotobaotsukau
    ただしいことばをつかう
(exp,v5u) to use the correct word

正しい言葉を遣う

see styles
 tadashiikotobaotsukau / tadashikotobaotsukau
    ただしいことばをつかう
(exp,v5u) to use the correct word

歯に衣を着せない

see styles
 hanikinuokisenai
    はにきぬをきせない
(exp,adj-i) (See 歯に衣着せない) not mince matters; not mince one's words

歴史に名を留める

see styles
 rekishininaotodomeru
    れきしになをとどめる
(exp,v1) (See 留める・とどめる・3) to inscribe one's name in history

死中に活を求める

see styles
 shichuunikatsuomotomeru / shichunikatsuomotomeru
    しちゅうにかつをもとめる
(exp,v1) to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation

毒を以て毒を制す

see styles
 dokuomottedokuoseisu / dokuomottedokuosesu
    どくをもってどくをせいす
(expression) (idiom) fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another

毒を食らわば皿迄

see styles
 dokuokurawabasaramade
    どくをくらわばさらまで
(expression) (idiom) In for a penny, in for a pound

気持を引き締める

see styles
 kimochiohikishimeru
    きもちをひきしめる
(exp,v1) to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins

汝の隣人を愛せよ

see styles
 nanjinorinjinoaiseyo
    なんじのりんじんをあいせよ
(expression) (proverb) (from Matthew 5:43) love your neighbour (neighbor)

波紋を投げかける

see styles
 hamononagekakeru
    はもんをなげかける
(exp,v1) to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions

波紋を投げ掛ける

see styles
 hamononagekakeru
    はもんをなげかける
(exp,v1) to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions

泣いて馬謖を斬る

see styles
 naitebashokuokiru
    ないてばしょくをきる
(expression) (idiom) being just before one is generous

洋の東西を問わず

see styles
 younotouzaiotowazu / yonotozaiotowazu
    ようのとうざいをとわず
(exp,adv) in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient

湯気を立てて怒る

see styles
 yugeotateteokoru
    ゆげをたてておこる
(exp,v5r) to boil with rage; to seethe; to be furious; to fume with anger; to blow one's top

狆が嚏をしたよう

see styles
 chingakushamioshitayou / chingakushamioshitayo
    ちんがくしゃみをしたよう
(exp,adj-na) (joc) crumpled up (of a face; like the face of a Japanese spaniel while it's sneezing)

狆が嚔をしたよう

see styles
 chingakushamioshitayou / chingakushamioshitayo
    ちんがくしゃみをしたよう
(exp,adj-na) (joc) crumpled up (of a face; like the face of a Japanese spaniel while it's sneezing)

猿ぐつわをかます

see styles
 sarugutsuwaokamasu
    さるぐつわをかます
(exp,v5s) to gag someone

瓜田に履を納れず

see styles
 kadennikutsuoirezu
    かでんにくつをいれず
(expression) (proverb) avoid compromising situations

生き馬の目を抜く

see styles
 ikiumanomeonuku
    いきうまのめをぬく
(expression) (idiom) to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; to pluck out the eye of a live horse

疑いをかけられる

see styles
 utagaiokakerareru
    うたがいをかけられる
(exp,v1) to be under suspicion

白羽の矢を立てる

see styles
 shirahanoyaotateru
    しらはのやをたてる
(exp,v1) (idiom) (See 白羽の矢が立つ) to select someone (out of many people)

盗人の上前を取る

see styles
 nusubitonouwamaeotoru / nusubitonowamaeotoru
    ぬすびとのうわまえをとる
(expression) taking a cut from a thief's plunder; vile deed

目くじらを立てる

see styles
 mekujiraotateru
    めくじらをたてる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows

目を真ん円にする

see styles
 meomanmarunisuru
    めをまんまるにする
(exp,vs-i) to be very surprised

盲人が盲人を導く

see styles
 moujingamoujinomichibiku / mojingamojinomichibiku
    もうじんがもうじんをみちびく
(exp,v5k) (proverb) the blind leading the blind; if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch

眉につばをつける

see styles
 mayunitsubaotsukeru
    まゆにつばをつける
(exp,v1) (idiom) to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery

真綿で首を絞める

see styles
 mawatadekubioshimeru
    まわたでくびをしめる
(exp,v1) to drag things out; to creep up slowly on the point; to strangle (execute) slowly with a silk cord (instead of quickly with a rope)

石橋を叩いて渡る

see styles
 ishibashiotataitewataru
    いしばしをたたいてわたる
(expression) (idiom) being excessively cautious; knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it

神経をすり減らす

see styles
 shinkeiosuriherasu / shinkeosuriherasu
    しんけいをすりへらす
(exp,v5s) to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck

神経をとがらせる

see styles
 shinkeiotogaraseru / shinkeotogaraseru
    しんけいをとがらせる
(exp,v1) to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much

立つ鳥跡を濁さず

see styles
 tatsutoriatoonigosazu
    たつとりあとをにごさず
(expression) (proverb) (See 跡を濁す・あとをにごす) it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order

章を断ち義を取る

see styles
 shouotachigiotoru / shootachigiotoru
    しょうをたちぎをとる
(exp,v5r) (See 断章取義・だんしょうしゅぎ) to interpret (and use) a passage without regard to its context

管を以て天を窺う

see styles
 kudaomottetenoukagau / kudaomottetenokagau
    くだをもっててんをうかがう
(exp,v5u) (idiom) (See 管窺) to have a narrow view of things; to look at the sky through a tube

簡にして要を得る

see styles
 kannishiteyouoeru / kannishiteyooeru
    かんにしてようをえる
(exp,v1) to be brief and to the point; to be succinct

締め括りをつける

see styles
 shimekukuriotsukeru
    しめくくりをつける
(exp,v1) to bring to a finish; to complete

罪の報いを受ける

see styles
 tsuminomukuioukeru / tsuminomukuiokeru
    つみのむくいをうける
(exp,v1) to pay for one's transgression; to receive punishment for one's crime

美辞麗句を連ねる

see styles
 bijireikuotsuraneru / bijirekuotsuraneru
    びじれいくをつらねる
(exp,v1) to declaim; to string together all sorts of flowery words

耳をダンボにする

see styles
 mimiodanbonisuru
    みみをダンボにする
(exp,vs-i) (idiom) (See 耳がダンボ・みみがダンボ) to prick up one's ears; to listen attentively; to make one's ears (like) Dumbo's

聞く耳をもたない

see styles
 kikumimiomotanai
    きくみみをもたない
(exp,adj-i) to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

聞く耳を持たない

see styles
 kikumimiomotanai
    きくみみをもたない
(exp,adj-i) to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

聴衆を飽かさない

see styles
 choushuuoakasanai / choshuoakasanai
    ちょうしゅうをあかさない
(exp,adj-i) holding the attention of the audience

肩のちからをぬく

see styles
 katanochikaraonuku
    かたのちからをぬく
(exp,v5k) to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

肩透かしを食らう

see styles
 katasukashiokurau
    かたすかしをくらう
(exp,v5u) (1) (idiom) to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; (exp,v5u) (2) (idiom) to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

背負い投げを食う

see styles
 seoinageokuu / seoinageoku
    せおいなげをくう
(exp,v5u) to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed

腕によりをかける

see styles
 udeniyoriokakeru
    うでによりをかける
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

腕によりを掛ける

see styles
 udeniyoriokakeru
    うでによりをかける
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

腕に縒りをかける

see styles
 udeniyoriokakeru
    うでによりをかける
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

腕に縒りを掛ける

see styles
 udeniyoriokakeru
    うでによりをかける
(exp,v1) to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

膝をつき合わせる

see styles
 hizaotsukiawaseru
    ひざをつきあわせる
(exp,v1) to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly

膝を付き合わせる

see styles
 hizaotsukiawaseru
    ひざをつきあわせる
(exp,v1) to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly

膝を突き合わせる

see styles
 hizaotsukiawaseru
    ひざをつきあわせる
(exp,v1) to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly

自分の首をしめる

see styles
 jibunnokubioshimeru
    じぶんのくびをしめる
(exp,v1) to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat

自分の首を絞める

see styles
 jibunnokubioshimeru
    じぶんのくびをしめる
(exp,v1) to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat

臭い物に蓋をする

see styles
 kusaimononifutaosuru
    くさいものにふたをする
(exp,vs-i) (idiom) to look the other way; to hush up a problem

良い成績を上げる

see styles
 yoiseisekioageru / yoisesekioageru
    よいせいせきをあげる
(exp,v1) (See 上げる・あげる・12) to achieve satisfactory results

芋の子を洗うよう

see styles
 imonokooarauyou / imonokooarauyo
    いものこをあらうよう
(exp,adj-na) (idiom) (See 芋を洗うよう) with people jostling against one another; teeming; heaving; jam-packed

苦界に身を沈める

see styles
 kugainimioshizumeru
    くがいにみをしずめる
(exp,v1) to become a prostitute (sink into a brothel)

華を去り実に就く

see styles
 kaosarijitsunitsuku
    かをさりじつにつく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to seek results, not show; to discard the flower for the fruit

落とし前をつける

see styles
 otoshimaeotsukeru
    おとしまえをつける
(exp,v1) (sensitive word) to pay the debt

薄皮をはぐように

see styles
 usukawaohaguyouni / usukawaohaguyoni
    うすかわをはぐように
(expression) (variant of 薄紙を剥ぐように) little by little; slowly but surely

薄紙をはぐように

see styles
 usugamiohaguyouni / usugamiohaguyoni
    うすがみをはぐように
(expression) little by little (recovering after an illness); slowly but surely

薄紙を剥ぐように

see styles
 usugamiohaguyouni / usugamiohaguyoni
    うすがみをはぐように
(expression) little by little (recovering after an illness); slowly but surely

蜘蛛の子を散らす

see styles
 kumonokoochirasu
    くものこをちらす
(exp,v5s) to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)

親のすねをかじる

see styles
 oyanosuneokajiru
    おやのすねをかじる
(exp,v5r) to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; to nibble at one's parents shins

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