Jisho

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight)Idiomatic expression
  • この
  • もんだい問題
  • むずか難しくて
  • わたし
  • には
  • 歯がたたない
This problem is beyond my powers.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. hard to chew
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. book of (trade) secrets; secretsIdiomatic expression
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
2. study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; keyIdiomatic expression
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トラの巻 【とらのまき】
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じっひゃっぽ 五十歩百歩
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant differenceIdiomatic expression
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五十歩百歩 【ごじゅっぽひゃっぽ】
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おかかっ 河童
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. a fish out of water; a kappa up on landIdiomatic expression, See also 河童
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陸に上がったカッパ 【りくにあがったカッパ】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. precarious situation; precarious stateIdiomatic expression
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風前の灯火 【ふうぜんのともしび】風前のともし火 【ふうぜんのともしび】風前のともしび 【ふうぜんのともしび】風前之灯 【ふうぜんのともしび】
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風前之灯: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; sparrow tearsIdiomatic expression
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すずめの涙 【すずめのなみだ】スズメの涙 【すずめのなみだ】
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えんしたちから 力持
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. unsung hero; person who does a thankless taskIdiomatic expression
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ひょうたんこま 瓢箪
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. something appearing from a place one wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; a horse from a gourdIdiomatic expression
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2. something impossible; something ridiculousIdiomatic expression
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ひょうたんから駒 【ひょうたんからこま】
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
1. jam-packed; packed in like sardinesIdiomatic expression
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鮨詰め 【すしづめ】寿司詰め 【すしづめ】鮨詰 【すしづめ】
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かんぜんねんしょう 不完全燃焼
Noun, Suru verb
1. incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion
  • いっさんかたんそ一酸化炭素
  • とは
  • たんそかごうぶつ炭素化合物
  • ふかんぜんねんしょう不完全燃焼
  • はっせい発生
  • する
  • ゆうがいぶっしつ有害物質
  • です
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous substance formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon compounds.
Noun, Suru verb
2. being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength; failing to obtain the desired resultIdiomatic expression
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なみだ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderateIdiomatic expression
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血も涙も無い 【ちもなみだもない】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
1. to be frank; to drop all pretenseIdiomatic expression
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can doIdiomatic expression
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手が付けられない 【てがつけられない】
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けむり
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. there's no smoke without fireProverb
  • くだらねえ
  • としでんせつ都市伝説
  • だろう
  • 」「
  • でも
  • ひのないところにけむりはた火のないところに煙は立たない
  • いう
  • けど
"Probably just a stupid urban legend" "But they do say 'there's no smoke without fire', don't they?"
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火のない所に煙は立たない 【ひのないところにけむりはたたない】火の無いところに煙は立たない 【ひのないところにけむりはたたない】火の無い所に煙は立たない 【ひのないところにけむりはたたない】
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どもつか 子供使
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errandIdiomatic expression
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. hearsay; rumourIdiomatic expression
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. watery graveIdiomatic expression, See also 海の藻屑と消える
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ねんおさどき 年貢
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. time to pay the piper; time to pay the land tax (in kind)Idiomatic expression
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. out of one's reach; beyond one's graspIdiomatic expression
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. not losing out (to); holding one's own (against); comparing favorably (with); being a fair match (for)Idiomatic expression
  • すうがく数学
  • にかけては
  • かれ
  • クラス
  • だれ誰にも
  • ひけをと引けを取らない
When it comes to mathematics, he is second to none in his class.
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引けをとらない 【ひけをとらない】ひけを取らない 【ひけをとらない】
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