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倚門の望
いもんのぼう
Expressions
a mother's anxious waiting for her child's return
前門の虎、後門の狼
ぜんもんのとら、こうもんのおおかみ
Expressions
between a rock and a hard place; out of the frying pan into the fire
後門の虎、前門の狼
こうもんのとら、ぜんもんのおおかみ
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between a rock and a hard place; out of the frying pan into the fire
狭き門
せまきもん
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the strait gate; the narrow gate · high barrier; difficult hurdle; narrow gate
狭き門より入れ
せまきもんよりいれ
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enter through the narrow gate; strive to enter by the narrow door
笑門
しょうもん
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the home of those who smile (will be blessed with good fortune)
笑門来福
しょうもんらいふく
Expressions
laugh and grow fat; fortune comes to a smiling home
笑門福来
しょうもんふくらい
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laughter brings fortune
葷酒山門に入るを許さず
くんしゅさんもんにいるをゆるさず
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no pungent vegetables or alcohol allowed inside the temple
門を叩く
もんをたたく
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knock at the gate; knock on the door · request apprenticeship; ask to become a pupil
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
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you learn, without realising it, from what is around you
頂門の一針
ちょうもんのいっしん
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painful reproach; a needle in one's scalp
骨皮筋右衛門
ほねかわすじえもん
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skin and bones; nothing but skin and bones
