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夜の目も寝ずよのめもねずExpressionssitting up all night; staying up all night
夜の目も寝ないよのめもねないExpressionsstaying up all night; not sleeping a wink
寝つきがいいねつきがいいExpressionsfalling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
寝つきのいいねつきのいいExpressionsfalling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
寝た子を起こすねたこをおこすExpressionswake a sleeping dog; disturb the water; stir up trouble
うなぎの寝床うなぎのねどこExpressionslong, narrow house; eel bed house
寝息をうかがうねいきをうかがうExpressionscheck if someone is asleep; listen for sleeping breath · do something bad while someone sleeps
寝淋しいねさびしいExpressionslonely when sleeping alone; missing a sleeping companion
寝相がいいねぞうがいいExpressionssleeping still; not tossing and turning in sleep
寝ても覚めてもねてもさめてもExpressionsconstantly; all the time; waking or sleeping
寝言は寝てから言えねごとはねてからいえExpressionsdon't talk nonsense; stop dreaming
寝言は寝て言えねごとはねていえExpressionsdon't talk nonsense; stop talking rubbish
寝首をかくねくびをかくExpressionscut off a sleeping person's head; assassinate someone in their sleep · catch someone off guard by setting traps; stab someone in the back
果報は寝て待てかほうはねてまてExpressionsgood things come to those who wait
梅は食うとも核食うな、中に天神寝てござるうめはくうともさねくうな、なかにてんじんねてござるExpressionsdon't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
起きて半畳寝て一畳おきてはんじょうねていちじょうExpressionsone should be content with little; waking, half a tatami mat; sleeping, a single tatami mat
足を向けて寝られないあしをむけてねられないExpressionscan't sleep with one's feet pointing toward someone; feel deeply indebted