Words — 72 found
つめあかせんの
爪の垢を煎じて飲む
1. to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink itIdiomatic expression
つめの垢を煎じて飲む 【つめのあかをせんじてのむ】、爪のあかを煎じて飲む 【つめのあかをせんじてのむ】
ワンポイントレッスン
1. short lesson dealing with one specific pointWasei, word made in Japan, From English “one-point lesson”. Wasei (word made in Japan)
ワンポイント・レッスン
めものみ
目に物見せる
1. to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can doIdiomatic expression
目にもの見せる 【めにものみせる】
こどうさいぼう
これに懲りよ道才坊
1. take it as a lesson learned; learn from this (mistake)道才坊, 道斎坊 are ateji
これに懲りよ道斎坊 【これにこりよどうさいぼう】、此れに懲りよ道才坊 【これにこりよどうさいぼう】
此れに懲りよ道才坊: Rarely-used kanji form.
ひとみなお
人のふり見てわがふり直せ
1. one man's fault is another's lessonProverb
人の振り見て我が振り直せ 【ひとのふりみてわがふりなおせ】、人のふり見て我がふり直せ 【ひとのふりみてわがふりなおせ】
こやつ
懲りない奴
1. person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
懲りないやつ 【こりないやつ】
1. supplementary lessons
けいこごと
稽古事
1. accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
稽古ごと 【けいこごと】、けいこ事 【けいこごと】
みずいか
水烏賊
1. bigfin reef squid; oval squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana)Usually written using kana alone, See also アオリイカ
ミズイカ
1. schoolwork; lessons