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苦汁をなめる【くじゅうをなめるkujuuwonameru】苦汁を舐める・苦汁を嘗める・苦渋を舐める^irr.・苦渋をなめる^irr.・苦渋を嘗める^irr. Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to have a bitter experience - idiom
尻の穴が小さい【けつのあながちいさいketsunoanagachiisai】ケツの穴が小さい【ケツのあながちいさいKETSUnoanagachiisai】: expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:
small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted - idiom - vulgar
強硬路線【きょうこうろせんkyoukourosen】: noun:
hard line; hard-line; tough line; hawkish line - four character idiom
寸鉄人を刺す【すんてつひとをさすsuntetsuhitowosasu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~す verb:
to make a cutting remark; to stab someone with a short blade [literal] - idiom
狐につままれる【きつねにつままれるkitsunenitsumamareru】狐に抓まれる・狐に摘まれる Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused - idiom
虎の威を借る狐【とらのいをかるきつねtoranoiwokarukitsune】: expression:
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger [literal] - idiom
狐に小豆飯【きつねにあずきめしkitsuneniazukimeshi】: expression:
risky thing to do (like feeding a fox) - idiom ➜ 猫に鰹節
寸鉄人を殺す【すんてつひとをころすsuntetsuhitowokorosu】 Inflection: expression / godan ~す verb:
to make a cutting remark; to kill someone with a short blade [literal] - idiom
手が切れる【てがきれるtegakireru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to break off with (e.g. one's lover) - idiom
to be sharp enough to cut one's skin (of a new banknote, etc.)
竹を割ったよう【たけをわったようtakewowattayou】竹を割った様・竹をわったよう Inflection: expression / adjectival noun:
clear-cut and straightforward - idiom
(of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright; frank - idiom
棺を蓋いて事定まる【かんをおおいてことさだまるkanwoooitekotosadamaru】: expression:
a person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed - idiom
顔を揃える【かおをそろえるkaowosoroeru】顔をそろえる Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to be in complete attendance - idiom
砂上の楼閣【さじょうのろうかくsajounoroukaku】: expression / noun:
house built on sand; house of cards - from Matthew 7:26 - idiom
手が出ない【てがでないtegadenai】 Inflection: expression / adjective:
out of one's reach; beyond one's grasp - idiom
毒を以て毒を制す【どくをもってどくをせいすdokuwomottedokuwoseisu】: expression:
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another - idiom
唾を付ける【つばをつけるtsubawotsukeru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to call dibs; to establish a claim; to spit on something (thus preventing others from taking it) [literal] - idiom
鼻の下が長い【はなのしたがながいhananoshitaganagai】 Inflection: expression / adjective:
soft on women; weak for women; easily charmed (by women) - idiom
手が利く【てがきくtegakiku】 Inflection: expression / godan ~く verb:
to be able; to be competent - idiom
もろ肌を脱ぐ【もろはだをぬぐmorohadawonugu】諸肌を脱ぐ Inflection: expression / godan ~ぐ verb:
to strip to one's waist
to go at with might and main - idiom
裏口入学【うらぐちにゅうがくuraguchinyuugaku】 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school - four character idiom
子供の使い【こどものつかいkodomonotsukai】: expression / noun:
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand - idiom
手が出る【てがでるtegaderu】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball) - idiom
to reach for (a snack, etc.)
だけはdakeha: expression:
at least ...; at least not (when followed by a negative) - ...だけは - idiom
一石を投じる【いっせきをとうじるissekiwotoujiru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation - idiom
心臓に毛が生えている【しんぞうにけがはえているshinzounikegahaeteiru】心臓にけがはえている Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to be shameless; to have a lot of nerve; to have nerves of steel; to have hair on one's heart [literal] - idiom

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