清きよ水みずの舞ぶ台たいから飛とび降おりる

expression, ichidan verb

take the plunge; make a leap into the dark; jump in at the deep end

Idiomatic expression for making a bold, risky decision. Literally refers to jumping off the veranda of Kiyomizu Temple, a historical act of daring.

• 清きよ水みずの舞ぶ台たいから飛とび降おりるつもりで、会かい社しゃを辞やめて留りゅう学がくすることにした。

  I decided to quit my job and study abroad, as if taking a leap from the veranda of Kiyomizu Temple.

• 彼かれは清きよ水みずの舞ぶ台たいから飛とび降おりる覚かく悟ごで、新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうを始はじめた。

  He started a new business with the resolve of someone jumping off the Kiyomizu stage.