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悩みの種なやみのたねExpressionssource of worry; cause of distress
楽は苦の種、苦は楽の種らくはくのたね、くはらくのたねExpressionsthere's no pain without pleasure, and there's no pleasure without pain
権兵衛が種蒔きゃ烏がほじくるごんべえがたねまきゃからすがほじくるExpressionsspoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain
浜の真砂は尽きるとも世に盗人の種は尽きまじはまのまさごはつきるともよにぬすびとのたねはつきまじExpressionsthe sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall
物笑いの種ものわらいのたねExpressionslaughingstock; object of ridicule
癪の種しゃくのたねExpressionscause of annoyance; irritant; pet peeve
種をまくたねをまくExpressionssow seeds · sow the seeds of (something)
種も仕掛けもないたねもしかけもないExpressionsno tricks or gimmicks; perfectly ordinary
種切れになるたねぎれになるExpressionsrun out of stock; be out of resources
種を宿すたねをやどすExpressionsto be the mother of someone's child
自分で蒔いた種じぶんでまいたたねExpressionssituation of one's own doing; reap what one sows
苦は楽の種くはらくのたねExpressionsno pain, no gain; one cannot have pleasure without pain
蒔かぬ種は生えぬまかぬたねははえぬExpressionsyou reap what you sow; nothing ventured, nothing gained
頭痛の種ずつうのたねExpressionscause of headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
飯の種めしのたねExpressionsmeans of making a living; source of income; bread and butter