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貧乏暇なし【びんぼうひまなしbinbouhimanashi】貧乏暇無し・貧乏ひまなし

expression:

  • there is no leisure for the poor - proverb
得点圏【とくてんけんtokutenken】

noun:

  • scoring position, with runners on second and-or third base - Baseball term
小草生月【おぐさおいづきogusaoizuki】

noun:

大取りより小取り【おおとりよりことりootoriyorikotori】

expression:

  • it is wiser to make money steadily over time; light gains make heavy purse; better small takings than a large win [literal]
創業は易く守成は難し【そうぎょうはやすくしゅせいはかたしsougyouhayasukushuseihakatashi】

expression:

  • it is easy to start an enterprise but hard to maintain it - proverb
愛嬌商売【あいきょうしょうばいaikyoushoubai】

noun:

  • occupation where charm is necessary to succeed
やあらへんyaarahen・やあれへんyaarehen

expression:

翻って考えると【ひるがえってかんがえるとhirugaettekangaeruto】

expression:

  • on second thought; on (further) reflection
二年氷【にねんごおりninengoori】

noun:

  • second-year ice
ばかりが能ではない【ばかりがのうではないbakariganoudehanai】許りが能ではない

expression:

  • it is not everything to ... - after verb - idiom
人のふり見てわがふり直せ【ひとのふりみてわがふりなおせhitonofurimitewagafurinaose】人の振り見て我が振り直せ・人のふり見て我がふり直せ

expression:

  • one man's fault is another's lesson - proverb
後備役【こうびえきkoubieki】

noun:

  • service in the second reserve; military reserve force comprised of ex-servicemen
塩茶【しおちゃshiocha】

noun:

  • coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)
窮すれば通ず【きゅうすればつうずkyuusurebatsuuzu】

expression:

  • necessity is the mother of invention; there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one - proverb
ミツグ君【ミツグくんMITSUGUkun】

noun:

  • man who is easily compelled into giving a woman gifts; man only used to receive gifts from - slang ➜ 貢ぐ
茶腹も一時【ちゃばらもいっときchabaramoittoki】

expression:

  • anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time [literal] - proverb
易姓革命【えきせいかくめいekiseikakumei】

noun:

  • revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought) - four character idiom
貧は世界の福の神【ひんはせかいのふくのかみhinhasekainofukunokami】

expression:

  • poverty is the greatest motivator; poverty is the mother of invention - proverb
六輝【ろっきrokki】

noun:

  • Japanese calendar's six labels, indicating how auspicious each day is ➜ 六曜
またいとこmataitoko《又従兄弟・又従姉妹・又従兄・又従弟・又従兄妹・又従姉弟》

noun:

女心と秋の空【おんなごころとあきのそらonnagokorotoakinosora】

expression:

  • autumn weather is as fickle as a woman's heart - orig. 男心と秋の空 - proverb ➜ 男心と秋の空
万年床【まんねんどこmannendoko】

noun:

  • bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
後攻【こうこうkoukou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • taking the field first, thus batting second - Baseball term
口では大坂の城も建つ【くちではおおさかのしろもたつkuchidehaoosakanoshiromotatsu】口では大阪の城も建つ

expression:

  • talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; building Osaka Castle by talking [literal] - proverb
沈黙は金雄弁は銀【ちんもくはきんゆうべんはぎんchinmokuhakin'yuubenhagin】

expression:

  • speech is silver, silence is golden - proverb
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