Words — 5 found
1. waxing and waningArchaic
みか
満ち欠け
1. waxing and waning (of the Moon)Astronomy
盈ち虧け 【みちかけ】
盈ち虧け: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. waxing and waning (of the moon); phaseAstronomy, Rare term
2. rising and falling (of fortune)Rare term
きゅうじんこういっきか
九仞の功を一簣に虧く
1. to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdleIdiomatic expression