Words — 57 found
えんこうつきと
猿猴月を取る
1. to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)Idiomatic expression, See also 猿猴捉月
みしず
身を沈める
1. to sink (into one's seat, etc.)
2. to leap to one's death (by drowning)
3. to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
おぼものわらつか
溺れる者は藁をも掴む
1. a drowning man will clutch at a strawProverb
さくしさくおぼ
策士策に溺れる
1. craft brings nothing home; the crafty schemer drowns in his own schemeProverb
1. thickly; viscously; stickily; creamily; (melting and) becoming softOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
2. sleepily; drowsily; dozing offOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
トロリ
1. sticky; syrupy; pulpyOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
2. weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); simmeringOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
3. dozing off; nappingOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
4. sluggishly; dawdlingOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
トロトロ
1. appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
ねぶた
佞武多
1. Nebuta; nighttime festival in Tōhoku (esp. Aomori)Usually written using kana alone