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- いかに☆《如何に》
adverb:
- how; in what way
- however much; however (e.g. easy, rich, sad); whatever; how much
interjection:
- hey; oi - archaism
いかに粗末であろうとも、我が家は我が家である。 No matter how humble it may be, home is home.
- お手上げ☆【おてあげ】お手あげ・御手上げ
noun:
- being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; throwing up (one's) hands [literal]
火災で全てのコンピューターディスクが駄目になってしまった時、会社はもうお手上げの状況だった。 The company faced a major interruption in business when a fire destroyed their archive of computer hard drives and optical discs.
- いかん☆《如何・奈何》
adverb:
- how; in what way
noun:
- circumstances ➜ 如何による
天候のいかんにかかわらず駅へ迎えに参ります。 Rain or shine, I will come to meet you at the station.
- なるようになる《なる様になる・成るように成る・成る様に成る・為るように為る・為る様に為る》
expression:
- let nature take its course; what will be will be - proverb
- 間違っても【まちがっても】
expression / adverb:
- never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
- 人事を尽くして天命を待つ【じんじをつくしててんめいをまつ】
expression:
- man proposes, God disposes; man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate) [literal] - proverb
- 合わせ物は離れ物【あわせものははなれもの】
expression:
- something that has been joined together will eventually come apart; what may be joined may be separated - proverb
- 思案に余る【しあんにあまる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to be at wit's end; to be at a loss for what to do
- ものは言いよう【ものはいいよう】物は言いよう・物は言い様・物はいいよう
expression:
- smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it - proverb
- おこぼれに預かる【おこぼれにあずかる】お零れに預かる
expression:
- to get a tiny share of the profits; to get a small share of what someone is enjoying
- ぐうの音も出ない【ぐうのねもでない】 Inflection
expression / adjective:
- lost for words; not knowing what to say by way of excuse (refutation)
- 鬼の居ぬ間に洗濯【おにのいぬまにせんたく】
expression:
- playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; relaxing while the demon is out [literal] - idiom ➜ 洗濯
- 是々非々【ぜぜひひ】是是非非
noun:
- free and unbiased; fair and just; ruling or judging what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong; calling spade a spade - four character idiom
今までは「なーなー」で付き合ってきたけれど、今後は是々非々の立場で付き合うよ。 Up to now we've been taking a casual relaxed attitude toward our relationship but I want to start looking at us more critically.
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