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Variations:
心をつかむ
心を掴む

 kokorootsukamu
    こころをつかむ
(v5m,exp) to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind

急いては事を仕損じる

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 seitehakotooshisonjiru / setehakotooshisonjiru
    せいてはことをしそんじる
(exp,v1) (proverb) (See 急いては事を仕損ずる・せいてはことをしそんずる) haste makes waste

急いては事を仕損ずる

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 seitehakotooshisonzuru / setehakotooshisonzuru
    せいてはことをしそんずる
(exp,vz) (proverb) haste makes waste

Variations:
恥をさらす
恥を曝す

 hajiosarasu
    はじをさらす
(exp,v5s) to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself

Variations:
恥を忍ぶ
恥をしのぶ

 hajioshinobu
    はじをしのぶ
(exp,v5b) to abide one's shame

悪貨は良貨を駆逐する

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 akkaharyoukaokuchikusuru; akukaharyoukaokuchikusuru / akkaharyokaokuchikusuru; akukaharyokaokuchikusuru
    あっかはりょうかをくちくする; あくかはりょうかをくちくする
(exp,vs-i) (proverb) (See グレシャムの法則) when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives out good money (Gresham's Law)

Variations:
手をつなぐ
手を繋ぐ

 teotsunagu
    てをつなぐ
(exp,v5g) to join hands (with)

Variations:
手を下す
手をくだす

 teokudasu
    てをくだす
(exp,v5s) (1) to do oneself; to do by oneself; (exp,v5s) (2) (See 手をつける・1) to start work (on); to commence

Variations:
手を叩く
手をたたく

 teotataku
    てをたたく
(exp,v5k) to clap

Variations:
手を回す
手をまわす

 teomawasu
    てをまわす
(exp,v5s) to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

Variations:
手を繋ぐ
手をつなぐ

 teotsunagu
    てをつなぐ
(exp,v5g) to join hands (with)

敗軍の将は兵を語らず

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 haigunnoshouhaheiokatarazu / haigunnoshohaheokatarazu
    はいぐんのしょうはへいをかたらず
(expression) (proverb) don't be a sore loser; don't make excuses for your failures; a defeated general should not talk of strategy

Variations:
数をこなす
数を熟す

 kazuokonasu
    かずをこなす
(exp,v5s) to deal with a large number

新しいページをめくる

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 atarashiipeejiomekuru / atarashipeejiomekuru
    あたらしいページをめくる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to turn the page; to turn over a new leaf

新しいページを加える

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 atarashiipeejiokuwaeru / atarashipeejiokuwaeru
    あたらしいページをくわえる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to add a new page (e.g. to the annals of history)

Variations:
時を作る
時をつくる

 tokiotsukuru
    ときをつくる
(exp,v5r) to crow at the break of dawn (of a rooster, etc.); to mark the dawn; to proclaim the dawn

Variations:
暇を潰す
暇をつぶす

 himaotsubusu
    ひまをつぶす
(exp,v5s) to waste time; to kill time

書を捨てよ町へ出よう

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 shoosuteyomachihedeyou / shoosuteyomachihedeyo
    しょをすてよまちへでよう
(work) Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (Shūji Terayama); (wk) Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (Shūji Terayama)

Variations:
朱を注ぐ
朱をそそぐ

 shuososogu
    しゅをそそぐ
(exp,v5g) to flush bright red (e.g. of someone's face)

横の物を縦にもしない

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 yokonomonootatenimoshinai
    よこのものをたてにもしない
(expression) (See 縦の物を横にもしない) too lazy to do anything

Variations:
歯を磨く
歯をみがく

 haomigaku
    はをみがく
(exp,v5k) to brush one's teeth

死んだ子の年を数える

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 shindakonotoshiokazoeru
    しんだこのとしをかぞえる
(exp,v1) (proverb) crying over spilt milk; counting the age of one's dead child

Variations:
気を配る
気をくばる

 kiokubaru
    きをくばる
(exp,v5r) to pay attention; to be watchful

気持ちをリセットする

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 kimochiorisettosuru
    きもちをリセットする
(exp,vs-i) to sweep away the stresses of the day; to unwind; to refresh the mind

江戸の仇を長崎でうつ

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 edonokatakionagasakideutsu
    えどのかたきをながさきでうつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest

江戸の仇を長崎で討つ

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 edonokatakionagasakideutsu
    えどのかたきをながさきでうつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest

江戸の敵を長崎でうつ

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 edonokatakionagasakideutsu
    えどのかたきをながさきでうつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest

江戸の敵を長崎で討つ

see styles
 edonokatakionagasakideutsu
    えどのかたきをながさきでうつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) to hit somebody where they least expect it; to take revenge on someone in an unlikely place; to get revenge on someone in a different contest

Variations:
油を注ぐ
油をそそぐ

 aburaososogu
    あぶらをそそぐ
(exp,v5g) (1) (See 火に油を注ぐ) to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; (exp,v5g) (2) (idiom) to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up; to encourage

Variations:
泥をかぶる
泥を被る

 dorookaburu
    どろをかぶる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to take the blame; to cover oneself in mud

Variations:
泥を被る
泥をかぶる

 dorookaburu
    どろをかぶる
(exp,v5r) to take the blame; to cover oneself in mud

Variations:
湯をわかす
湯を沸す

 yuowakasu
    ゆをわかす
(exp,v5s) to boil water; to get the bath ready

湯を沸かして水にする

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 yuowakashitemizunisuru
    ゆをわかしてみずにする
(expression) (idiom) wasting one's efforts; rendering one's efforts futile

溺れる者は藁をも掴む

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 oborerumonohawaraomotsukamu
    おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ
(expression) (proverb) A drowning man will catch at a straw

火を見たら火事と思え

see styles
 hiomitarakajitoomoe
    ひをみたらかじとおもえ
(expression) (proverb) you can never be too careful

火を見るよりも明らか

see styles
 hiomiruyorimoakiraka
    ひをみるよりもあきらか
(expression) (idiom) (used for negative situations or consequences) (See 火を見るより明らか) clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; clearer than watching a fire

災いを転じて福となす

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 wazawaiotenjitefukutonasu
    わざわいをてんじてふくとなす
(exp,v5s) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

災いを転じて福と為す

see styles
 wazawaiotenjitefukutonasu
    わざわいをてんじてふくとなす
(exp,v5s) to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

Variations:
点を稼ぐ
点をかせぐ

 tenokasegu
    てんをかせぐ
(exp,v5g) (idiom) (See 点数を稼ぐ・てんすうをかせぐ) to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)

Variations:
物を言う
ものを言う

 monooiu
    ものをいう
(exp,v5u) (1) to speak (of something); (exp,v5u) (2) to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful; to be important; to matter; to mean everything

物事の明るい面を見る

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 monogotonoakaruimenomiru
    ものごとのあかるいめんをみる
(exp,v1) to look on the bright side

Variations:
猫をかぶる
猫を被る

 nekookaburu
    ねこをかぶる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) (See 猫被り・1) to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

猫耳を洗うと雨が降る

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 nekomimioarautoamegafuru
    ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる
(expression) (obscure) (proverb) if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming

Variations:
皮を被る
皮をかぶる

 kawaokaburu
    かわをかぶる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) (See 猫をかぶる・ねこをかぶる) to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

目には目を歯には歯を

see styles
 menihameohanihahao
    めにはめをはにははを
(expression) (from Matthew 5:38) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

目は口ほどに物を言う

see styles
 mehakuchihodonimonooiu
    めはくちほどにものをいう
(exp,v5u) (proverb) one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue

Variations:
科を作る
しなを作る

 shinaotsukuru
    しなをつくる
(exp,v5r) to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish

Variations:
穴を穿つ
穴をうがつ

 anaougatsu / anaogatsu
    あなをうがつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) to find someone's weak spot; to drill a hole

Variations:
空を掴む
空をつかむ

 kuuotsukamu / kuotsukamu
    くうをつかむ
(exp,v5m) to grasp at the air

Variations:
糸口を開く
緒を開く

 itoguchiohiraku
    いとぐちをひらく
(exp,v5k) to find a clue; to make a beginning

縦の物を横にもしない

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 tatenomonooyokonimoshinai
    たてのものをよこにもしない
(expression) (See 横の物を縦にもしない) too lazy to do anything

罪を憎んで人を憎まず

see styles
 tsumionikundehitoonikumazu
    つみをにくんでひとをにくまず
(expression) (proverb) (See その罪を憎んでその人を憎まず) condemn the offense, but not the offender

置いてきぼりを食らう

see styles
 oitekiboriokurau
    おいてきぼりをくらう
(exp,v5u) (See 置いてきぼりを食う) to be left behind

Variations:
羽をたたむ
羽を畳む

 haneotatamu
    はねをたたむ
(exp,v5m) to fold one's wings

肉を切らせて骨を切る

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 nikuokirasetehoneokiru
    にくをきらせてほねをきる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone

肉を切らせて骨を断つ

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 nikuokirasetehoneotatsu
    にくをきらせてほねをたつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone

Variations:
肝をつぶす
肝を潰す

 kimootsubusu
    きもをつぶす
(exp,v5s) (idiom) to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned

Variations:
腕を振るう
腕を奮う

 udeofuruu / udeofuru
    うでをふるう
(exp,v5u) (idiom) to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

Variations:
腹を下す
腹をくだす

 haraokudasu
    はらをくだす
(exp,v5s) to have diarrhea

Variations:
腹を壊す
腹をこわす

 haraokowasu
    はらをこわす
(exp,v5s) to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea

Variations:
腹を括る
腹をくくる

 haraokukuru
    はらをくくる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

Variations:
膝を打つ
ひざを打つ

 hizaoutsu / hizaotsu
    ひざをうつ
(exp,v5t) to express sudden recognition and being impressed; to slap one's knee

Variations:
臍を噛む
ほぞを噛む

 hozookamu
    ほぞをかむ
(exp,v5m) (idiom) to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); to bite one's navel

Variations:
舵を切る
かじを切る

 kajiokiru
    かじをきる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to change direction (of policy, etc.); to turn the rudder (of a ship)

良禽は木を択んで棲む

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 ryoukinhakioerandesumu / ryokinhakioerandesumu
    りょうきんはきをえらんですむ
(exp,v5m) (proverb) a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve; a wise bird chooses a good tree in which to roost

苦虫を噛み潰したよう

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 nigamushiokamitsubushitayou / nigamushiokamitsubushitayo
    にがむしをかみつぶしたよう
(exp,adj-na) sour (expression, as if having swallowed a bitter bug)

葦の髄から天井を覗く

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 yoshinozuikaratenjouonozoku / yoshinozuikaratenjoonozoku
    よしのずいからてんじょうをのぞく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to have a narrow view of things; to peek at the ceiling through the pith of a reed

薮をつついて蛇を出す

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 yabuotsutsuitehebiodasu
    やぶをつついてへびをだす
(exp,v5s) to stir up trouble for oneself; to scare out a snake by poking at the brush

藪をつついて蛇を出す

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 yabuotsutsuitehebiodasu
    やぶをつついてへびをだす
(exp,v5s) to stir up trouble for oneself; to scare out a snake by poking at the brush

衣食足りて礼節を知る

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 ishokutaritereisetsuoshiru / ishokutariteresetsuoshiru
    いしょくたりてれいせつをしる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite

親見たけりゃ子を見ろ

see styles
 oyamitakeryakoomiro
    おやみたけりゃこをみろ
(expression) (proverb) like father, like son

言うのをはばからない

see styles
 iunoohabakaranai
    いうのをはばからない
(expression) do not hesitate to say

謀は密なるを良しとす

see styles
 hakarigotohamitsunaruoyoshitosu
    はかりごとはみつなるをよしとす
(exp,vs-c) (proverb) strategies cannot succeed unless they are kept secret

Variations:
足をすくう
足を掬う

 ashiosukuu / ashiosuku
    あしをすくう
(exp,v5u) (idiom) (See 掬う) to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

足を向けて寝られない

see styles
 ashiomuketenerarenai
    あしをむけてねられない
(expression) owing a lot to someone; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour

身の回りの世話をする

see styles
 minomawarinosewaosuru
    みのまわりのせわをする
(exp,vs-i) to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone

Variations:
身をかわす
身を躱す

 miokawasu
    みをかわす
(exp,v5s) to dodge; to evade

Variations:
身をもって
身を以て

 miomotte
    みをもって
(expression) with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand

Variations:
身をやつす
身を窶す

 mioyatsusu
    みをやつす
(exp,v5s) (1) to be enthralled by; (exp,v5s) (2) to be disguised as

Variations:
身をよじる
身を捩る

 mioyojiru
    みをよじる
(exp,v5r) to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

近しき仲にも垣を結え

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 chikashikinakanimokakioyue
    ちかしきなかにもかきをゆえ
(expression) (proverb) good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green

Variations:
道を譲る
道をゆずる

 michioyuzuru
    みちをゆずる
(exp,v5r) to yield; to give way to; to make way for

Variations:
門をたたく
門を叩く

 monotataku
    もんをたたく
(exp,v5k) (1) to knock at the gate; (exp,v5k) (2) to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

Variations:
頭を捻る
頭をひねる

 atamaohineru
    あたまをひねる
(exp,v5r) to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

Variations:
顔をつなぐ
顔を繋ぐ

 kaootsunagu
    かおをつなぐ
(exp,v5g) to keep up acquaintance

Variations:
顔を直す
顔をなおす

 kaoonaosu
    かおをなおす
(exp,v5s) to touch up one's makeup

風船ガムを膨らませる

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 fuusengamuofukuramaseru / fusengamuofukuramaseru
    ふうせんガムをふくらませる
(exp,v1) to blow a bubble (with bubble gum)

飼い犬に手をかまれる

see styles
 kaiinuniteokamareru / kainuniteokamareru
    かいいぬにてをかまれる
(exp,v1) to be betrayed by a trusted follower

飼い犬に手を噛まれる

see styles
 kaiinuniteokamareru / kainuniteokamareru
    かいいぬにてをかまれる
(exp,v1) to be betrayed by a trusted follower

Variations:
首をひねる
首を捻る

 kubiohineru
    くびをひねる
(exp,v5r) to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

Variations:
首を括る
首をくくる

 kubiokukuru
    くびをくくる
(exp,v5r) to hang oneself; to strangle oneself

Variations:
高を括る
高をくくる

 takaokukuru
    たかをくくる
(exp,v5r) to underrate; to make light of

Variations:
鬨をつくる
鬨を作る

 tokiotsukuru
    ときをつくる
(exp,v5r) to raise a war cry

鳶に油揚げを攫われる

see styles
 tonbiniaburaageosarawareru / tonbiniaburageosarawareru
    とんびにあぶらあげをさらわれる    tobiniaburaageosarawareru / tobiniaburageosarawareru
    とびにあぶらあげをさらわれる
(exp,v1) to be robbed of one's due; to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite

鴨が葱をしょって来る

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 kamoganegioshottekuru
    かもがねぎをしょってくる
(exp,vk) along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back

鴨が葱を背負って来る

see styles
 kamoganegioshottekuru
    かもがねぎをしょってくる
(exp,vk) along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back

鹿を追う者は山を見ず

see styles
 shikaooumonohayamaomizu / shikaoomonohayamaomizu
    しかをおうものはやまをみず
(expression) (idiom) You cannot see the wood for trees

Variations:
腹をくくる
腹を括る

 haraokukuru
    はらをくくる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

Variations:
をいい事に
を良い事に

 oiikotoni; oyoikotoni(sk) / oikotoni; oyoikotoni(sk)
    をいいことに; をよいことに(sk)
(expression) (kana only) taking advantage of ...; using ... as an excuse

Variations:
を元にして
を基にして

 omotonishite
    をもとにして
(expression) (See を元として) based on; built on; made from

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