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浅瀬に仇波【あさせにあだなみasaseniadanami】: expression:
deep rivers move in silence; shallow brooks are noisy; those who know little talk much
腹の中【はらのなかharanonaka・はらのうちharanouchi】腹の内【はらのうちharanouchi】: noun / expression:
in the belly
in one's heart of hearts
目を細くする【めをほそくするmewohosokusuru】 Inflection: expression / ~する verb (irregular):
to smile with one's whole face - obscure term ➜ 目を細める
to squint ➜ 目を細める
目を細める【めをほそめるmewohosomeru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to close one's eyes partly; to squint
to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
意を決する【いをけっするiwokessuru】 Inflection: expression / ~する verb (spec.):
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
よしよしyoshiyoshi: expression:
there, there
背の高い【せのたかいsenotakai】 Inflection: expression / adjective:
tall (of a person) ➜ 背が高い
背の低い【せのひくいsenohikui】 Inflection: expression / adjective:
short (of a person) ➜ 背が低い
笑う門には福来る【わらうかどにはふくきたるwaraukadonihafukukitaru】: expression:
"laugh and grow fat" [figurative]; good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile [literal] - from Chi: 打開笑門福自來 - proverb
渡る世間に鬼はない【わたるせけんにおにはないwatarusekennionihanai】渡る世間に鬼は無い: expression:
all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere - proverb
渡りに船【わたりにふねwatarinifune】: expression / noun / ~の noun:
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
論語読みの論語知らず【ろんごよみのろんごしらずrongoyominorongoshirazu】: expression:
knowing a theory without being able to apply it - idiom
梁上の君子【りょうじょうのくんしryoujounokunshi】: expression:
thief - archaism
mouse
洛陽の紙価を高める【らくようのしかをたかめるrakuyounoshikawotakameru】 Inflection: expression / ichidan verb:
to be highly-reputed and sell extremely well (of a printed literary work); to raise the price of paper in Luoyang [literal] - idiom - archaism
苦は楽の種【くはらくのたねkuharakunotane】: expression:
one cannot have pleasure without pain; no pain, no gain
楽は苦の種苦は楽の種【らくはくのたねくはらくのたねrakuhakunotanekuharakunotane】: expression:
one cannot have pain without pleasure, and one cannot have pleasure without pain
欲に目がくらむ【よくにめがくらむyokunimegakuramu】欲に目が眩む Inflection: expression / godan ~む verb:
to be blinded by greed
雪に白鷺【ゆきにしらさぎyukinishirasagi】: expression:
something indistinguishable or indistinct (like an egret in the snow) - obscure term
闇夜の礫【やみよのつぶてyamiyonotsubute】: expression:
aimless attempt; shot in the dark - obscure term
山高きが故に貴からず【やまたかきがゆえにたっとからずyamatakakigayuenitattokarazu】: expression:
don't judge a book by its cover; a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high [literal] - proverb
病は気から【やまいはきからyamaihakikara】: expression:
sickness and health start with the mind - proverb
柳の下にいつも泥鰌はおらぬ【やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬyanaginoshitaniitsumodojouhaoranu】柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居らぬ: expression:
a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree [literal] - obscure term
柳に雪折れなし【やなぎにゆきおれなしyanaginiyukiorenashi】柳に雪折れ無し: expression:
the soft may prove more durable than the hard; willow trees don't break under the weight of snow [literal] - proverb
焼け野の雉夜の鶴【やけののきぎすよるのつるyakenonokigisuyorunotsuru】: expression:
parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night) - obscure term
安物買いの銭失い【やすものがいのぜにうしないyasumonogainozeniushinai】: expression:
you get what you pay for; penny wise and pound foolish - proverb

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