濡ぬれ落おち葉ば

noun

wet fallen leaves

Literal meaning: fallen leaves that are wet and cling to surfaces, making them hard to sweep away.

• 雨あめの翌よく朝あさ、庭にわに濡ぬれ落おち葉ばがたくさん張はり付ついていた。

  The morning after the rain, many wet fallen leaves were stuck to the garden ground.

noun

retired husband who is always underfoot at home

Figurative, often humorous or critical, comparing a retired man who stays at home and gets in the way to wet fallen leaves that are hard to get rid of. Commonly used in the phrase 濡れ落ち葉症候群 (wet leaf syndrome).

• 定てい年ねん退たい職しょくした父ちちは、母ははに「濡ぬれ落おち葉ば」と呼よばれている。

  After retiring, my father is called a 'wet fallen leaf' by my mother.

• 濡ぬれ落おち葉ば症しょう候こう群ぐんという言こと葉ばを聞きいたことがありますか。

  Have you ever heard of the term 'wet leaf syndrome'?