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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
地獄も住み処じごくもすみかExpressionseven hell can be home
地獄は壁一重じごくはかべひとえExpressionsthe line between good and evil is razor-thin
地獄の沙汰も金次第じごくのさたもかねしだいExpressionsmoney talks; money can buy anything
地獄にも知る人じごくにもしるひとExpressionsyou can make friends anywhere; acquaintances even in hell
地獄に落ちるじごくにおちるExpressionsgo to hell; be damned
地獄を見るじごくをみるExpressionslive through hell; go to hell and back; suffer dire straits
地獄の釜じごくのかまExpressionsthe cauldron of Hell
地獄にも鬼ばかりではないじごくにもおにばかりではないExpressionsyou can make friends anywhere; not everyone is bad
天国から地獄てんごくからじごくExpressionsfrom heaven to hell
板子一枚下は地獄いたごいちまいしたはじごくExpressionsonly a plank between you and a watery grave; on a boat, you're just an inch from death
聞いて極楽見て地獄きいてごくらくみてじごくExpressionsdon't believe everything you hear; hearsay paradise, reality hell
進むも地獄退くも地獄すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごくExpressionsbetween the devil and the deep blue sea; damned if you do, damned if you don't