Words — 64 found
むり
無理がたたる
1. to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
無理が祟る 【むりがたたる】
あしもとあか
足元の明るいうちに
1. while it is light; before dark
2. while the going is good; before things get worse
足下の明るいうちに 【あしもとのあかるいうちに】、足もとの明るいうちに 【あしもとのあかるいうちに】、足元の明るい内に 【あしもとのあかるいうちに】、足下の明るい内に 【あしもとのあかるいうちに】、足もとの明るい内に 【あしもとのあかるいうちに】
あんうやす
案ずるより産むが易し
1. it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about itProverb
案ずるより生むが易し 【あんずるよりうむがやすし】、案ずるより産むが安し 【あんずるよりうむがやすし】
きょうかくさつぎゅう
矯角殺牛
1. trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; the cure is worse than the diseaseYojijukugo (four character compound)
へたかんがやすに
下手の考え休むに似たり
1. it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at allProverb, See also 下手な考え休むに似たり
へたかんがやすに
下手な考え休むに似たり
1. it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at allProverb, See also 下手の考え休むに似たり
いへん
異変
1. unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident; disaster
イメージダウン
1. harming one's image; worsening of one's imageWasei, word made in Japan, Antonym: イメージアップ, From English “image down”. Wasei (word made in Japan)
イメージ・ダウン
かげ
陰る
1. to become clouded; to darken; to get dark; to become hidden (behind clouds)
2. to darken (of a face)
3. to worsen; to deteriorate; to become gloomy
翳る 【かげる】、蔭る 【かげる】
蔭る: Rarely-used kanji form.
きんぞくひろう
勤続疲労
1. worsened performance because of long service; malfunctioning resulting from continuous long-term operationJocular, humorous term, pun on 金属疲労
ひこ
冷え込み
2. cooling down (of economic activity); slowdown; decline; worsening (of relations)
1. worsening; deterioration; exacerbation; aggravation (of a disease)Medicine
こうかれい
抗加齢ドック
1. medical checkup that focuses primarily on problems that worsen with age
かどた
角が立つ
1. to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelingsIdiomatic expression
角が立つ 【つのがたつ】
つのがたつ: Irregular kana usage.