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借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔かりるときのじぞうがお、なすときのえんまがおExpressionspeople look friendly when borrowing but stern when repaying
地でいくじでいくExpressionsdo for real; do in real life; carry a story into actual practice
地が出るじがでるExpressionsreveal one's true self; show one's real character
地団駄を踏むじだんだをふむExpressionsstamp one's feet in frustration
地団駄踏むじだんだふむExpressionsstamp one's feet in frustration
地を均すじをならすExpressionslevel the ground
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
地の粉じのこExpressionsbase powder for lacquer; clay powder for lacquer base
意地でもいじでもExpressionsat any cost; no matter what; stubbornly
意地になるいじになるExpressionsbecome obstinate; get stubborn
意地になっていじになってExpressionsobstinately; stubbornly; willfully
意気地のないいくじのないExpressionsspineless; cowardly; timid
泣く子と地頭には勝てぬなくことじとうにはかてぬExpressionsyou can't win against a crying child or a feudal lord
泣く子と地頭には勝てないなくことじとうにはかてないExpressionsyou can't win against unreasonable people; you can't fight City Hall
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
雨降って地固まるあめふってじかたまるExpressionsadversity strengthens the foundations; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
食い意地が張っているくいいじがはっているExpressionsbe gluttonous; be greedy about food; have a voracious appetite