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- 世話がない【せわがない】世話が無い Inflection
expression / adjective:
- simple (e.g. matter); problem free
- hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding
- 少年老い易く学成り難し【しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし】少年老いやすく学成りがたし・少年老いやすく学なりがたし
expression:
- study hard while you are young; boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder [literal] - proverb
- 一寸の光陰軽んずべからず【いっすんのこういんかろんずべからず】一寸の光陰軽んず可からず
expression:
- There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; Make hay while the sun shines - proverb
- アクが強い【アクがつよい】あくが強い・灰汁が強い【あくがつよい】 Inflection
expression / adjective:
- having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste ➜ あくの強い
- excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic ➜ あくの強い【あくのつよい】
- 天は自ら助くる者を助く【てんはみずからたすくるものをたすく】天は自ら助くるものを助く
expression:
- heaven helps those who help themselves - proverb
- 多芸は無芸【たげいはむげい】
expression:
- being multi-talented means never really being especially good at any one thing; jack of all trades, master of none
- 目くそ鼻くそを笑う【めくそはなくそをわらう】目糞鼻糞を笑う・目糞鼻屎を笑う
expression:
- the pot calling the kettle black; the goop in the eye laughing at the snot in the nose [literal] - idiom
- 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
- 命の洗濯【いのちのせんたく】
expression / noun:
- casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back
- カビが生える【カビがはえる】黴が生える【かびがはえる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to get moldy; to get mouldy
- to get out-of-fashion - idiom
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