Words — 117 found
あしたやろうはばかやろう
明日やろうは馬鹿野郎
1. never put off until tomorrow what you can do today; (he who says) 'let's do it tomorrow' is a moronProverb, Jocular, humorous term
まだまだこれから
1. it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
くたくた
1. exhausted; worn out; dead tiredOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
- もう
- あさ朝
- から
- ばん晩
- まで
- はたら働いて
- クタクタ
- だ
- よ 。
2. battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; ragged; tatteredOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
- かれ彼
- は
- くたくた
- の
- せびろ背広
- を
- き着ていた 。
3. (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash; to a mushOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
- くたくたに
- に煮る 。
クタクタ
たけこ
竹の子にょっき
1. takenoko nyokki; group game in which players put their hands together and try to raise them while saying "nyokki" without speaking over anyone else until only one player (the loser) remainsUsually written using kana alone
たけのこニョッキ
しんしんとう
新々刀
1. shinshintō; katana forged from the late 18th century up until the sword abolishment edictHistorical term, See also 廃刀令
なぶころ
嬲り殺す
1. to torture to death; to toy with (someone) until dead; to inflict a slow and painful death
なぶり殺す 【なぶりころす】
しちてんはっき
七転八起
1. not giving up; keeping at it until one succeedsYojijukugo (four character compound), See also 七転び八起き
七顛八起 【しちてんはっき】
七顛八起: Rarely-used kanji form.
にっこうみうちけっこうい
日光を見ない中は結構と言うな
1. see Nikko and die; don't say "wonderful" until you've seen NikkoProverb, See also 日光を見ずして結構と言うなかれ
うまのうしの
馬に乗るまでは牛に乗れ
1. learn to crawl before you learn to walk; until you ride a horse, ride a cowProverb
さんべんまわタバコ
三遍回って煙草にしょ
1. measure twice and cut once; don't slack off until the job's done properly; go around three times before you take a smokeProverb
三べん回って煙草にしょ 【さんべんまわってタバコにしょ】
かつのぞいほ
渇に臨みて井を掘る
1. to fail to make timely preparations; to not dig a well until one is thirstyIdiomatic expression
かつのぞせいうが
渇に臨みて井を穿つ
1. to fail to make timely preparations; to not dig a well until one is thirstyProverb
渇に臨みて井を穿つ 【かつにのぞみていをうがつ】
きょうどすえろこういあた
強弩の末魯縞に入る能わず
1. even the strong will grow weak; (even an arrow fired from) a strong bow loses momentum until it cannot even penetrate a piece of thin silk from LuProverb, See also 魯 ろ
ようちえん
幼稚園
1. kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool