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弓矢八幡【ゆみやはちまんyumiyahachiman】: noun:
god of war - four character idiom
老少不定【ろうしょうふていroushoufutei・ろうしょうふじょうroushoufujou】: noun:
Death comes to old and young alike; uncertainty of life - four character idiom
白砂青松【はくしゃせいしょうhakushaseishou・はくさせいしょうhakusaseishou】: noun:
white sand and green pines; beautiful stretch of sandy beach dotted with pine trees - four character idiom
暖冬異変【だんとういへんdantouihen】: noun:
abnormally warm winter - four character idiom
暖衣飽食【だんいほうしょくdan'ihoushoku】: noun:
well-fed and well-dressed - four character idiom
風光明媚【ふうこうめいびfuukoumeibi】風光明美^irr. Inflection: adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:
scenic; beautiful; picturesque - four character idiom
風俗小説【ふうぞくしょうせつfuuzokushousetsu】: noun:
novel depicting customs and manners of the day - four character idiom
風前の灯【ふうぜんのともしびfuuzennotomoshibi】風前のともし火・風前のともしび・風前の灯火: expression / noun:
precarious situation; precarious state - idiom
炉辺談話【ろへんだんわrohendanwa】: noun:
fireside chat - four character idiom
早口言葉【はやくちことばhayakuchikotoba】: noun:
tongue twister - four character idiom
猫の手も借りたい【ねこのてもかりたいnekonotemokaritai】 Inflection: expression / adjective:
extremely busy; so busy one would even welcome the help of a cat [literal] - idiom
猫可愛がり【ねこかわいがりnekokawaigari】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (somebody) as if they were a pet - idiom
猫の額【ねこのひたいnekonohitai】: expression / noun:
tiny area; tiny surface; cat's forehead [literal] - idiom; 昨日kinou、閑静なkanseina 住宅街juutakugai にni あるaru猫のひたいnekonohitaiほどhodo のno 売り地urichi をwo 見つかってmitsukatte、すぐsugu 買うkau ことkoto にni 決めたkimeta。 Yesterday, I found a tiny piece of land for sale in a quiet residential area and I immediately decided to buy it.
虎の子【とらのこtoranoko】トラの子【トラのこTORAnoko】とらの子【とらのこtoranoko】トラの仔【トラのこTORAnoko】虎の仔【とらのこtoranoko】: noun:
tiger cub
one's treasure; precious - idiom; トラの子TORAnokoはha 大きなookina 子ネコkoNEKO のno ようyou だったdatta。 The tiger cub looked like a large kitten.
虎狼【ころうkorou】: noun:
tigers and wolves
cruel and greedy brute - idiom
獅子身中の虫【しししんちゅうのむしshishishinchuunomushi】: expression / noun:
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend - idiom
畑水練【はたけすいれんhatakesuiren】: noun:
useless book learning; knowing the theory but being able to put it into practice; practising swimming in a field [literal] - idiom - humorous term
地団駄を踏む【じだんだをふむjidandawofumu】じだんだを踏む Inflection: expression / godan ~む verb:
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.) - idiom
槍玉に挙げる【やりだまにあげるyaridamaniageru】槍玉にあげる・やり玉に挙げる・やり玉にあげる・槍玉に上げる^irr.・やり玉に上げる^irr. Inflection: expression / ichidan verb / transitive:
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to single out someone for criticism - idiom
to pierce with a spear
かまをかけるkamawokakeru《鎌をかける・鎌を掛ける》カマをかけるKAMAwokakeru《カマを掛ける》 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question - idiom
虎の尾を踏む【とらのおをふむtoranoowofumu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~む verb:
to play with fire; to take a great risk; to step on a tiger's tail [literal] - idiom
手が上がる【てがあがるtegaagaru】 Inflection: expression / godan ~る verb:
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol) - idiom
手の者【てのものtenomono】: expression / noun:
one's subordinate - idiom
ウマが合う【ウマがあうUMAgaau】馬が合う【うまがあうumagaau】 Inflection: expression / godan ~う verb:
to get on well (with a person); to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider) [literal] - idiom ➜ 気が合う
夜の帳【よるのとばりyorunotobari】夜のとばり: expression / noun:
veil of darkness; curtain of night - idiom

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