ことわざ・慣用句

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日本語のことわざ、四字熟語、慣用句 — JMdict より。

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ぼうようのたん

bemoaning the frustration of reaching truth (for surplus of academic paths); being at a loss

人のふんどしで相撲を取るひとのふんどしですもうをとるto profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money

伝家の宝刀でんかのほうとうone's last resort; trump card

伝家の宝刀を抜くでんかのほうとうをぬくto employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve

元も子もないもともこもないlosing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

天下の宝刀てんかのほうとうone's last resort; trump card

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to have a good opportunity only to let it slip from your grasp; to come home empty-handed despite having entered treasure mountain

宝の持ち腐れたからのもちぐされpearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent

寒苦鳥かんくちょう(lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism; person unlikely to reach satori

屋上屋を架すおくじょうおくをかすto do something useless; to gild the lily; to gild refined gold; to build a roof atop the roof

得手に帆を揚げるえてにほをあげるto hoist one's sail when the wind is fair; to get one's time to shine

手が悪いてがわるいbeing dealt a bad hand; poor (handwriting); unscrupulous

手を焼くてをやくto not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

提灯に釣鐘ちょうちんにつりがねtwo ill-matched things; two poorly balanced things; temple bells to paper lanterns

明治の大砲めいじのたいほうpoor swing; hanging back during the swing; Meiji-era cannon

春秋に富むしゅんじゅうにとむto be young; to be young and have a promising future

時を得るときをえるto get a break; to be timely; to obtain a favorable opportunity

木仏金仏石仏きぶつかなぶついしぼとけinflexible people; heartless people; Buddhist images of wood, metal, and stone

水を得た魚みずをえたうおsomeone who is in their element; fish that has found water

泥棒に追い銭どろぼうにおいせんthrowing good money after bad

漁夫の利ぎょふのりprofiting while others fight; fisherman's profit

漿を乞いて酒を得るしょうをこいてさけをうるto get more than one requests; to beg for water and receive wine

濡れ手で粟ぬれてであわeasy profit

炒り豆に花が咲くいりまめにはながさくto come alive (once again); to spring back into life; for flowers to blossom out of a fried bean

犬の川端歩きいぬのかわばたあるきwindow-shopping without any money; going out and returning without having bought or eaten anything; dog's walk on the riverbank

狸の金玉八畳敷きたぬきのきんたまはちじょうじきsomething spread out widely; something taking a lot of space; eight jō of a raccoon dog's scrotum

猫に小判ねこにこばんcasting pearls before swine; (giving) a gold coin to a cat

玉の輿たまのこしmoney and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man

甘い汁を吸うあまいしるをすうto be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets

盗人に追い銭ぬすっとにおいせんthrowing good money after bad

真綿で首を絞めるまわたでくびをしめるto torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; to strangle with floss silk

竈を起こすかまどをおこすto make a fortune; to build family wealth; to become the head of a family

耳を揃えるみみをそろえるto get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)

自腹を切るじばらをきるto pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket

花が咲くはながさくto become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

虎の子とらのこone's treasure; precious savings

見得を切るみえをきるto make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully

言葉を失うことばをうしなうto become speechless; to be at a loss for words

詰めが甘いつめがあまいhaving a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end

金の世の中かねのよのなかmoney rules the world; rich man's world

金の卵きんのたまごgolden child; promising young talent; gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow

金時の火事見舞いきんときのかじみまいgoing bright red (esp. after drinking)

金玉が上がったり下がったりきんたまがあがったりさがったりbeing held in suspense; being on edge; scared stiff; one's testicles going up and down

金箔が剥げるきんぱくがはげるto reveal one's true colors