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邯鄲の歩み【かんたんのあゆみkantannoayumi】

expression:

  • like the young man who tried to walk like the Kantan people, gave up, and forgot how to walk
顰蹙を買う【ひんしゅくをかうhinshukuwokau】 Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to displease someone; to make someone disgusted; to be frowned at
とどのつまりtodonotsumari《鯔のつまり・鯔の詰まり・とどの詰まり》

expression / adverb:

  • in the end; after all is said and done; at the striped mullet's ultimate maturity (when the striped mullet is fully grown) [literal] ➜ 鯔【とど】

そのsono説明setsumeiに対するnitaisuru彼kareのno答kotaeはhaとどのつまりtodonotsumari意味をなさないimiwonasanai。 His explanation of the problem adds up to nonsense.

今日まで【きょうまでkyoumade・こんにちまでkonnichimade】

expression:

  • until today
盛者必衰【じょうしゃひっすいjoushahissui・しょうしゃひっすいshoushahissui・しょうじゃひっすいshoujahissui・せいじゃひっすいseijahissui】

expression:

  • even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade - from the Humane King Sutra - four character idiom - Buddhism term
剃立て【すりたてsuritate・そりたてsoritate】

expression:

  • clean shaven; freshly shaven
揚げ足を取る【あげあしをとるageashiwotoru】揚げ足をとる・挙げ足を取る・挙げ足をとる Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to find fault with someone; to flame someone; to trip up somebody
岡目八目【おかめはちもくokamehachimoku】傍目八目

noun:

  • bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation - four character idiom

expression:

  • onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead [literal]

彼女kanojoがga彼kareにni惚れてるhoreteruのnoはha岡目八目okamehachimoku疑いutagaiのnoないnaiところtokoroだdaよyo。 As a disinterested third-party, I can declare that she secretly loves him.

かかわらずkakawarazu《拘らず・関らず・拘わらず・関わらず》

expression:

  • in spite of; regardless of
気を使う【きをつかうkiwotsukau】気を遣う・気をつかう Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
口をつける【くちをつけるkuchiwotsukeru】口を付ける Inflection

ichidan verb / expression:

  • to taste; to try (food or drink)
声をかける【こえをかけるkoewokakeru】声を掛ける Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to greet; to call out (to); to start talking (to)
  • to invite; to get in touch (with); to give a shout (to); to let (somebody) know (one is in the area or has time to meet, etc.)
  • to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
事なかれ主義【ことなかれしゅぎkotonakareshugi】ことなかれ主義・事勿れ主義

expression / noun:

  • (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat

ジムJIMUはha万事banjiがga事なかれ主義kotonakareshugiだda。 Jim always avoids trouble at all costs.

粉々に砕く【こなごなにくだくkonagonanikudaku】粉粉に砕く Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to smash to pieces
さばを読む【さばをよむsabawoyomu】鯖を読む Inflection

expression / godan ~む verb:

  • to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age - idiom
さらさらないsarasaranai《更々ない・更更ない》 Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • not in the least
癪にさわる【しゃくにさわるshakunisawaru】しゃくに障る・癪に障る・癪に触るirr. Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

しゃくにさわるshakunisawaruのnoはha、私watashiがga反対なhantainaのにnoni彼女kanojoはhaそれsoreをwo買うkauといってきかないtoittekikanaiことkotoですdesu。 What annoys me is that, although I object, she insists on buying it.

力ずくで【ちからずくでchikarazukude】力尽くで・力尽で

expression / adverb:

  • by sheer strength; by brute force
茶々を入れる【ちゃちゃをいれるchachawoireru】茶茶を入れる Inflection

ichidan verb / expression:

  • to tease; to make fun of
何もかも【なにもかもnanimokamo】何も彼も

expression / noun / adverb:

  • anything and everything; just about everything

何もかもnanimokamo彼kareのno有罪yuuzaiをwoしめしているshimeshiteiru。 Everything points to his guilt.

に准じて【にじゅんじてnijunjite】に準じて

expression:

  • in proportion (to)
のるかそるかnorukasoruka《伸るか反るか・乗るか反るかirr.》

expression / adverb / ~の noun:

  • win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
万事休す【ばんじきゅうすbanjikyuusu】万事窮すirr.

expression:

  • There is nothing more that can be done
頬杖をつく【ほおづえをつくhoozuewotsuku】頬づえをつく・頬杖を突く Inflection

expression / godan ~く verb:

  • to rest one's chin in one's hands
目の当たり【まのあたりmanoatari】目の辺り・目のあたり・眼の当たり・目の当り・まの当り・眼の当り

expression / adverb:

  • just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

見渡すmiwatasu限りkagiri、地震jishinによるniyoru被害higaiをwo目の当たりmanoatariにniするsuruことkotoがgaできるdekiru。 Everywhere you look you can see damage caused by the earthquake.

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