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隠居仕事【いんきょしごとinkyoshigoto】

noun:

post-retirement job; work done by a retired person where earning an income is not a primary concern - four character idiom

トカゲの尻尾切り【トカゲのしっぽきりTOKAGEnoshippokiri・トカゲのしっぽぎりTOKAGEnoshippogiri】とかげの尻尾切り・蜥蜴の尻尾切り【とかげのしっぽきりtokagenoshippokiri・とかげのしっぽぎりtokagenoshippogiri】

expression:

evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; a skink lizard's shedding of its tail [literal] - idiom

物前【ものまえmonomae】

noun:

just before a war - archaism
day before a holiday - archaism
day before the one on which prostitutes were forced to accept customers - archaism ➜ 紋日

どこまでもdokomademo^☆《何処までも・何処迄も》

adverb:

anywhere; for all time; to the ends of the earth
through thick and thin; come hell or high water; to the bitter end; to the utmost
persistently; stubbornly
in all respects; on every point
thoroughly; exhaustively

ごまめの歯軋り【ごまめのはぎしりgomamenohagishiri】鱓の歯軋り

noun:

feeble anger (that one cannot act on because one is powerless); the clenching teeth of a dried sardine [literal] - idiom

時間の許す限り【じかんのゆるすかぎりjikannoyurusukagiri】

expression:

as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits

登庁^☆【とうちょうtouchou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

attending a government office; going to work (for a government official)

駅メロ【えきメロekiMERO】

noun:

station melody; departure melody; melody sounded on a station platform just before the doors of a train are closed

半舷上陸【はんげんじょうりくhangenjouriku】

noun:

half watch ashore; port and starboard liberty; shore leave for half of a ship's crew at once

中へ中へ【なかへなかへnakahenakahe】

expression:

(to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)

筆おろし【ふでおろしfudeoroshi】筆下ろし・筆降ろし^irr. Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

using a new brush for the first time
doing something for the first time
man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)

日々是好日【にちにちこれこうじつnichinichikorekoujitsu・にちにちこれこうにちnichinichikorekounichi・ひびこれこうじつhibikorekoujitsu・ひびこれこうにちhibikorekounichi】日日是好日

expression:

every day is a good day - proverb

夏時間^☆【なつじかんnatsujikan】

noun:

daylight saving time; daylight savings time; summer time

夏時刻【なつじこくnatsujikoku】

noun:

daylight saving time; daylight savings time; summer time ➜ 夏時間

相撲にならない【すもうにならないsumouninaranai】

expression:

is no match for; can't hold a candle to

勝って兜の緒を締めよ【かってかぶとのおをしめよkattekabutonoowoshimeyo】

expression:

don't let your guard down even after a victory - proverb

長い物には巻かれよ【ながいものにはまかれよnagaimononihamakareyo】

expression:

if you can't beat them; join them; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them - proverb

業とする【ぎょうとするgyoutosuru】 Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

to work at a profession; to pursue a vocation

策する【さくするsakusuru】 Inflection

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

to devise a plan; to work out a plot

下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる【へたなてっぽうもかずうちゃあたるhetanateppoumokazuuchaataru】

expression:

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots [literal] - proverb ➜ 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

心持ち^☆【こころもちkokoromochi】心持

noun:

feeling; mood; sensation
disposition; mental attitude

adverb:

somewhat; slightly; just a little

消費shouhi はha心持ちkokoromochi伸びるnobiru 程度teido でしょうdeshou。 Spending will grow only a touch faster.

足纏い【あしまといashimatoi】足まとい

noun:

someone or something that just gets in the way; a burden ➜ 荷物

職人気質【しょくにんかたぎshokuninkatagi・しょくにんきしつshokuninkishitsu】

noun:

spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work - four character idiom

そんなsonna いい加減なiikagenna ことkoto はha わしのwashino職人気質shokuninkishitsuがga 許さないyurusanai。 My artisan pride cannot tolerate such sloppiness.

当分^★【とうぶんtoubun】

adverb / temporal noun:

for the present; for the time being
for a while; for some time

これkore でde当分toubunはha 間に合うmaniau でしょうdeshou。 This will do for the time being.

下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる【へたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたるhetanateppoumokazuutebaataru】下手な鉄砲も数打てば当たる

expression:

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots [literal] - proverb ➜ 下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる

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