Results, to be prepared for the worst

to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree [literal] - from Mencius - proverb

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及ぶ^★【およぶoyobu】 Inflection

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend
to be up to the task; to come up to ➜ 及ばない
to compare with; to be a match (for)
to commit (a crime) ➜ 犯罪に及ぶ
to require (to do) - usu. used in the negative ➜ 及ばない

そのsono 地震jishin でde 広範囲にkouhan'ini及ぶoyobu被害higai がga でたdeta。 The earthquake caused widespread damage.

そのsono 問題mondai はha 私のwatashino 力chikara のno及ぶoyobuところtokoro ではなかったdehanakatta。 The problem was beyond my reach.

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惜しむ^☆【おしむoshimu】吝しむ^old・愛しむ^old Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

to be frugal; to be sparing
to value; to hold dear
to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to be unwilling; to be reluctant

鞭muchi をwo惜しむoshimuとto 子供kodomo はha 駄目になるdameninaru。 Spare the rod and spoil the child.

行くiku 秋aki をwo惜しむoshimu気持kimochi でde いっぱいippai だda。 The passing autumn fills me with a feeling of grief.

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木に縁って魚を求む【きによってうおをもとむkiniyotteuowomotomu】

expression:

to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree (Mencius) [literal] - variant of 木に縁りて... - proverb ➜ 木に縁りて魚を求む【きによりてうおをもとむ】

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ことになるkotoninaru^☆《事になる》 Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that - usu. sentence ending
to be the result (of); to be the outcome
to be the reason (for)

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通ずる【つうずるtsuuzuru】 Inflection

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / intransitive verb:

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with) ➜ 通じる
to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
to be understood; to be comprehended
to be honored; to be good
to be well versed in; to be well-informed
to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
to form a liaison; to be intimate

これkore はha 古今東西kokontouzai にni通ずるtsuuzuru真理shinri であるdearu。 This is a universal truth that transcends time.

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まとまるmatomaru^☆《纏まる》 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to find resolution; to be settled; to be agreed on; to be completed
to be collected; to be assembled; to be brought together
to be well arranged; to be in order; to be unified; to take shape; to be coherent

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通じる^☆【つうじるtsuujiru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with)
to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
to be understood; to be comprehended
to be honored; to be good
to be well versed in; to be well-informed
to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
to form a liaison; to be intimate
to spread widely; to disseminate

彼kare にはniha ロシア語ROSHIAgo がga通じるtsuujiru。 He is learned in Russian.

落石rakuseki でde 村mura へhe通じるtsuujiru唯一のyuiitsuno 道michi がga 通れtoore なくなったnakunatta。 Fallen rocks cut off the only access to the village.

彼女kanojo はha 電話denwa がga通じるtsuujiruとto すぐsugu 話しhanashi 始めたhajimeta。 She started talking as soon as she got through.

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持ち上がる^☆【もちあがるmochiagaru】持上がる・持ち上る・持上る Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to be lifted; to be raised; to rise; to go up
to happen suddenly; to occur; to come up; to turn up
to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

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赤い糸で結ばれる【あかいいとでむすばれるakaiitodemusubareru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); to be tied by the red string (of fate) [literal] - idiom ➜ 赤い糸

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背負う^☆【せおうseou・しょうshou】脊負う^irr. Inflection

godan ~う verb / transitive:

to carry on one's back
to be burdened with; to take responsibility for
to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

to be conceited; to think highly of oneself ［しょう］ - in the form しょってる ➜ しょってる

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持てる^☆【もてるmoteru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.) ➜ 持つ
to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed ➜ モテる
to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last

noun or verb acting prenominally:

possessed; held
rich; wealthy; affluent

そのsono 箱hako はha 子供kodomo がga持てるmoteruほどhodo 軽いkarui。 The box is light enough for a child to carry.

彼kare はhaもてるmoteru物mono すべてsubete をwo 失ったushinatta。 He lost everything he owned.

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上り詰める^☆【のぼりつめるnoboritsumeru】登り詰める・のぼり詰める・登りつめる・上りつめる Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to reach the summit (e.g. of a mountain)
to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

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お預けを食う【おあずけをくうoazukewokuu】御預けを食う Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone

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お預けを食らう【おあずけをくらうoazukewokurau】御預けを食らう Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone

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荷が勝つ【にがかつnigakatsu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~つ verb:

to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for

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腹を括る【はらをくくるharawokukuru】腹をくくる Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself - idiom

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十日の菊【とおかのきくtookanokiku】

expression:

something that comes too late and is useless; like a chrysanthemum prepared for the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar for the Chrysanthemum festival but that blooms only on the tenth ➜ 重陽

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腐る^☆【くさるkusaru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk)
to corrode; to weather; to crumble
to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice)
to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt
to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down ➜ 気が腐る【きがくさる】

auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:

to have the audacity to; to be bastard enough to - after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action - usually written using kana alone - Kansai dialect ➜ やがる

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to lose a bet - archaism
to be drenched; to become sopping wet - archaism

彼kare はha お金okane をwo腐るkusaruほどhodo 持っているmotteiru。 He's got money to burn.

肉niku をwo 冷蔵庫reizouko にni 入れire なさいnasai。さもないとsamonaito腐るkusaruよyo。 Put the meat in the refrigerator, or it will rot.

天気tenki がga 暖かいatatakai とto、肉niku はha すぐsugu腐るkusaru。 Meat decays quickly in warm weather.

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二の句が継げない【にのくがつげないninokugatsugenai】二の句がつげない Inflection

expression / adjective:

to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

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マットに沈む【マットにしずむMATTOnishizumu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~む verb:

to be knocked out; to be overwhelmed; to be flabbergasted; to be thrown for a loop

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