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寄らば大樹の陰【よらばたいじゅのかげyorabataijunokage】

expression:

  • Look for a big tree when you want shelter; Serve the powerful for your own good
備えあれば憂いなし【そなえあればうれいなしsonaearebaureinashi】備えあればうれいなし・備えあれば患いなし・備えあれば患なし・備えあれば憂い無し・備えあれば患い無し

expression:

  • if you are prepared you don't have to worry; 'tis good to have a shelter against every storm - proverb
旨酒【うまさけumasake・うまざけumazake・ししゅshishuobs.】味酒【うまさけumasake・うまざけumazake・あじざけajizakeobs.】

noun:

小善【しょうぜんshouzen】

noun:

  • a small kindness; minor good deed
棚から牡丹餅【たなからぼたもちtanakarabotamochi】棚からぼた餅

expression:

  • receiving a windfall; having an unexpected piece of good luck ➜ 棚牡丹
終わり良ければすべて良し【おわりよければすべてよしowariyokerebasubeteyoshi】終わりよければすべてよし・終わりよければ全てよし・終わり良ければ全て良し・終わりよければすべて良し・終わり良ければ総て良し

expression:

  • all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end - proverb

noun:

  • All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
ミサンガMISANGA

noun:

  • misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp - From Portuguese "missanga"
禍福【かふくkafuku】

noun:

  • fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe

禍福kafukuはha糾えるazanaeru縄nawaのno如しgotoshi。 When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.

稼ぐに追いつく貧乏なし【かせぐにおいつくびんぼうなしkasegunioitsukubinbounashi】稼ぐに追いつく貧乏無し

expression:

  • poverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune - proverb
実力次第【じつりょくしだいjitsuryokushidai】

noun:

  • according to (depending on) one's ability; if one is good (competent, talented) enough - four character idiom
見劣りがする【みおとりがするmiotorigasuru】 Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

  • to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as
インスタ映え【インスタばえINSUTAbae】 Inflection

expression / noun / ~する noun:

浮かれ女【うかれめukareme】浮れ女

noun:

  • woman who played music, danced and worked as a prostitute; good-time girl - archaism
反噬【はんぜいhanzei】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • turning against one's master; returning evil for good
スポーツ万能【スポーツばんのうSUPOOTSUbannou】 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

  • athletic; good at sports
気をよくする【きをよくするkiwoyokusuru】気を良くする Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

  • to be pleased; to be in a good mood
吉相【きっそうkissou】

noun:

  • auspicious appearance; good or lucky omen
心豊か【こころゆたかkokoroyutaka】 Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • spiritually rich; good for the soul
割れ窓理論【われまどりろんwaremadoriron】

noun:

  • broken windows theory; criminological theory stating that serious crime can be prevented by maintaining the good physical condition of an urban environment
美質【びしつbishitsu】

noun:

  • virtue; good qualities

雑草zassouとtoはhaなんnanだろdaroうu。そのsono美質bishitsuをwoいまだimada見出さmiidasaれreてteいiないnai植物shokubutsuでdeあるaru。 What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

稼ぎ時【かせぎどきkasegidoki】

noun:

  • winning streak; good time to make a profit
宝の山に入りながら手を空しくして帰る【たからのやまにいりながらてをむなしくしてかえるtakaranoyamaniirinagaratewomunashikushitekaeru】

expression:

  • though sitting on a pile of riches, one comes back empty handed; to have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp - proverb
役者子供【やくしゃこどもyakushakodomo】

noun:

  • skilled actor who is like a child offstage; good actor who knows but little of the ways of the world - four character idiom
  • child kabuki actor - orig. meaning - archaism
喉越しの良い【のどごしのよいnodogoshinoyoi】喉越しのよい Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • going down smoothly; tasting good going down - esp. of beer
桃李もの言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す【とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなすtourimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichiwonasu】桃李物言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す・桃李物言わざれども下自ずから蹊を成す

expression:

  • a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself - proverb
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