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大取りより小取りおおとりよりことりExpressionssteady small gains are better than a single large win
大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺すだいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころすExpressionssacrifice a small thing to save a greater one; lose a leg to save one's life
大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺せだいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころせExpressionssacrifice a small thing to save a great one; lose a leg to save one's life
ごく小さいごくちいさいExpressionsvery small; tiny
小回りが利くこまわりがきくExpressionshave a tight turning radius; maneuverable in small spaces · adaptable; quick to respond to changing situations
小売りに卸すこうりにおろすExpressionssell wholesale to a retailer
小気味よげにこきみよげにExpressionsgloatingly; with smug satisfaction
小股の切れ上がったこまたのきれあがったExpressionsslender and stylish; slim and shapely
こばのとねりこExpressionsChinese flowering ash (Fraxinus lanuginosa form. serrata)
小馬鹿にするこばかにするExpressionslook down on; treat with contempt; sneer at
小鼻をうごめかすこばなをうごめかすExpressionslook triumphant; flare one's nostrils with pride
愛想も小想も尽き果てるあいそもこそもつきはてるExpressionsbe completely disgusted with; be absolutely fed up with; run out of patience with
戴くものは夏も小袖いただくものはなつもこそでExpressionstaking whatever one can get; being greedy
門前の小僧習わぬ経を読むもんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむExpressionsyou learn, without realising it, from what is around you