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そなえあればうれえなしsonaearebaureenashi

expression:

  • if you are prepared you don't have to worry; 'tis good to have a shelter against every storm; when one is prepared, difficulties do not come - proverb
きめうちkimeuchi Inflection

noun / ~する noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

  • targetting; aiming at a specific target; pinpointing

noun / ~する noun:

  • selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches - Baseball term
  • having no choice in a move (e.g. mahjong, go, etc.)
からだがよわいkaradagayowai Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
みてみぬふりmiteminufuri

expression:

  • pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
からだのよわいkaradanoyowai Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
ばんかんむねにせまるbankanmunenisemaru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to be filled with thousand emotions; to be overwhelmed by a flood of emotions; to be wrought by a thousand emotions
さいきはつらつsaikihatsuratsu Inflection

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • resourceful and quick-witted; showing a flash of brilliance; have a keen (sparkling) intellect - four character idiom
ひょうばんになるhyoubanninaru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
ねたこをおこすnetakowookosu Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; to wake a sleeping child [literal]
しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをいかすshounomushiwokoroshitedainomushiwoikasu

expression:

  • to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and save a large one [literal] - proverb
げんぶgenbu Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • reallocating private land to public use (e.g. parks, roads); reduction in the amount of private land following a land reallocation; reducing the area of private land to reallocate it to public uses
あいてがわるいaitegawarui

expression:

  • out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed - colloquialism
しんぷうをふきこむshinpuuwofukikomu Inflection

expression / godan ~む verb:

  • to breathe new life into; to usher in a new phase; to break the mold
ばんせんbansen

noun:

ながいむようnagaimuyou

expression:

  • There's no point in staying (here) any longer; There's no point in prolonging a (the) visit; There's no point in extending one's stay - four character idiom
べっこうあめbekkouame

noun:

  • hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; tortoise-shell candy [literal] 鼈甲色
とのことtonokoto

expression:

  • I'm told; I'm passing on a message; he was informed - used to indicate that one has heard the preceding information from somebody
こしかけしごとkoshikakeshigoto

noun:

  • temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time - four character idiom
バズるBAZUru Inflection

godan ~る verb:

  • to go viral; to make a buzz (on the Internet); to buzz - colloquialism
せっしょくじこsesshokujiko

noun:

  • minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender
げんかいたいせいgenkaitaisei

noun / ~の noun:

  • high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
ねつをあげるnetsuwoageru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to)
いちぶんやichibun'ya

noun:

  • one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
ようさんyousan

adverb / ~の noun:

  • many; a lot; much - Kansai dialect 沢山
にわたりniwatari

expression:

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