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仏になるほとけになるExpressionsto die; to pass away; to become a Buddha
仏作って魂入れずほとけつくってたましいいれずExpressionsso near, yet so far; missing the final crucial step
仏の沙汰も銭ほとけのさたもぜにExpressionsmoney talks; money opens all doors
仏ほっとけ神構うなほとけほっとけかみかまうなExpressionsdon't bother the Buddha, give no heed to God
仏の道ほとけのみちExpressionsway of the Buddha; Buddha's teachings
仏の顔も三度ほとけのかおもさんどExpressionseven the patience of a saint eventually runs out; even Buddha gets annoyed if you touch his face three times
吾が仏あがほとけExpressionsmy dear; my beloved; my Buddha
吾が仏尊しあがほとけとうとしExpressionsputting one's own beliefs on a pedestal; being narrow-minded
地獄に仏じごくにほとけExpressionsgodsend; manna from heaven; Buddha in hell
地獄で仏に会ったようじごくでほとけにあったようExpressionswith great relief; as if meeting a friend in need
我が仏わがほとけExpressionsmy dear; my beloved
知らぬが仏しらぬがほとけExpressionsignorance is bliss
知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼しらぬほとけよりなじみのおにExpressionsbetter the devil you know than the devil you don't
神も仏もないかみもほとけもないExpressionsthere is no God!; it's a cruel world
神の正面仏のま尻かみのしょうめんほとけのましりExpressionsput your household Shinto shrine in a high position in the front of the house and your Buddhist altar in the back
鬼が出るか仏が出るかおにがでるかほとけがでるかExpressionsGod only knows what may happen; you never know what will happen