101 Japanese idioms - 77-101
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unzum on August 22, 2011
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The last 24 idioms from the book '101 Japanese Idioms' (http://www.amazon.com/Listen-Learn-101-Japanese-Idioms/dp/0844284963)
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English | Japanese |
|---|---|
 Excellence is shot down by mediocrity, doing better than others provokes jealousy, difference is forced into conformity | 出る杭は打たれる |
| To be obsessively oriented toward inconsequential details, to dwell on minutiae, to split hairs | 重箱の隅を（ようじで）つつく |
| To achieve something great just before the end (of one's career), to end with a flourish, to go out with a bang | 有終の美を飾る |
| Insignificant participant; uninfluential presence | 刺身のつま |
| To proceed with caution; to test the waters before jumping in | 石橋をたたいて渡る |
| To take part in; to hold up one's end of the operation; to have a hand in | 片棒をかつぐ |
| To give up in despair; to throw in the towel | さじを投げる |
| To opt for short-term solutions; to (temporarily) push aside & ignore problems | 臭いものにはふたをする |
| Time flies, time & tide wait for no man | 光陰矢のごとし |
| People who have been promoted beyond function; people who have been 'kicked upstairs' | 窓際族 |
| Under the table, off the books; bribery | 袖の下 |
| Once a fool, always a fool | ばか死ななきゃ治らない |
| A useless & completely ineffective action, a wasted effort | のれんに腕押し |
| Timely assistance, something that saves the day | 渡り船 |
| To vouch enthusiastically for a person, to recommend highly, virtually to guarantee a person's success | 太鼓判を押す |
| A stepping stone for something better; for the next stage | 腰かけ |
| A piece of cake, an easy task | 朝飯前 |
| Country bumpkin; hick; someone from the sticks | おのぼりさん |
| Dull, unhappy & wearisome (life) | 砂をかむよう |
| Pioneering, innovation, original thinking | 草分け |
| Wherever one lives, one comes to love | 住めば都 |
| I'm so ashamed, I could've died of embarassment | 穴があったら入りたい |
| A combination of ingredients (often that don't mix well); a medly of ingredients | ちゃんぽん |
| An innocent girl of a good family, an over-protected daughter | 箱入り娘 |
| Having shared a common experience, having been through a lot together | 同じ釜の飯を食った |
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