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なまくらnamakura《鈍ら・鈍》 Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • blunt (e.g. sword); dull
  • lazy; cowardly; good for nothing

このkonoナイフNAIFUはhaなまくらnamakuraでde切れないkirenai。 This knife is so dull that it can't cut.

ゼロ回答【ゼロかいとうZEROkaitou】

noun:

  • nil return; nothing offered (e.g. in wage negotiations)
ほんのわずかhonnowazuka《ほんの僅か》 Inflection

expression / noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

  • small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
ことここに至る【ことここにいたるkotokokoniitaru】事ここに至る Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
激太り【げきぶとりgekibutori】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • extreme weight gain; sudden weight gain; rapid weight gain; ballooning up
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揃い【そろいsoroi】

noun / ~の noun:

  • set; suit; uniform collection; matching items

suffix noun:

  • entirely; all; every one; nothing but - Often as ぞろい

みなさまminasamaがgaおo揃いsoroiになったninattaのでnode、送別会soubetsukaiをwo始められますhajimeraremasu。 Now that we are all here, we can start the farewell party.

やくざyakuza☆・ヤクザYAKUZA Inflection

noun:

  • yakuza; gangster; mobster; hoodlum; racketeer; gambler - poss. from 八九三

adjectival noun / noun:

  • useless; worthless; good-for-nothing; trashy
ろくでなしrokudenashi《碌でなし・陸でなし・碌で無し・ろくで無し》ロクデナシROKUDENASHI

noun:

  • bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

そのsonoろくでなしrokudenashiどもdomoはhaクビになりましたKUBIninarimashitaよyo。 Those good-for-nothing layabouts were sacked.

策士策に溺れる【さくしさくにおぼれるsakushisakunioboreru】

expression:

  • craft brings nothing home; the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme [literal] - proverb
言うことなし【いうことなしiukotonashi】言う事なし・言うこと無し・言う事無し

expression:

  • nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect)
困った人【こまったひとkomattahito】困ったひと・こまった人

expression / noun:

  • difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
お神酒上がらぬ神はない【おみきあがらぬかみはないomikiagaranukamihanai】御神酒上がらぬ神はない

expression:

  • even the gods drink sake; there's nothing wrong with drinking - proverb
至れり尽くせり【いたれりつくせりitareritsukuseri】至れり尽せり・至れりつくせり

~の noun / expression:

  • perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
よそ事【よそごとyosogoto】余所事

noun:

  • another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
穀潰し・穀つぶし・ごく潰し・穀潰irr.【ごくつぶしgokutsubushi】ゴク潰し【ゴクつぶしGOKUtsubushi】

noun:

  • good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
だめもとdamemoto《駄目元》ダメもとDAMEmoto《ダメ元》

noun:

  • giving something a try because one has nothing to lose - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 駄目で元々
独我論【どくがろんdokugaron】

noun:

  • solipsism; philosophical idea that nothing outside of one's own mind really exists
大山鳴動して鼠一匹【たいざんめいどうしてねずみいっぴきtaizanmeidoushitenezumiippiki】泰山鳴動して鼠一匹・大山鳴動してねずみ一匹

expression:

  • much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
水の泡【みずのあわmizunoawa】

expression / noun:

  • coming to nothing ➜ 水泡
  • bubble on the surface of water
  • something that is short-lived

苦労kurouしたshitaのにnoni全てsubete水の泡mizunoawaだったdatta。 All my troubles came to nothing.

しようもないshiyoumonai《しようも無い・仕様もない・仕様も無い》しょうもないshoumonai《しょうも無い・仕様もない・仕様も無い》 Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • useless; stupid; good-for-nothing ➜ 仕様が無い
  • having no way to do ...

はha・・・、若かったwakakattaとはいえtohaie、しょうもないshoumonai凡ミス凡MISUだda。 Ahh ... well I was young but what a stupid mistake.

駄目で元々【だめでもともとdamedemotomoto】ダメで元々【ダメでもともとDAMEdemotomoto】駄目でもともと

expression:

  • giving something a try because one has nothing to lose ➜ 駄目元
流し満貫【ながしまんがんnagashimangan】

noun:

  • win by discarding nothing but terminal and honor tiles in an otherwise drawn round - Mahjong term
空拳【くうけんkuuken】

noun:

  • with bare hands; with or from nothing
なんのなんのnannonanno《何の何の》

interjection:

  • It's nothing!; Don't mention it! - colloquialism
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黙る★【だまるdamaru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be silent; to say nothing

黙るdamaruことkotoをwo知らないshiranai者monoはha話しhanashi上手jouzuではないdehanai。 He cannot speak well that cannot hold his tongue.

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