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情けをかける

情けを掛ける
なさけをかける
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
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手をこまねく

手を拱く
てをこまねく、てをこまぬく
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering)
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七度尋ねて人を疑え

exp
ななたびたずねてひとをうたがえ、しちどたずねてひとをうたがえ
search thoroughly for something lost before you suspect someone of stealing it; be on sure ground before you accuse somebody
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はっと息を呑む

ハッと息をのむ
はっといきをのむ、ハッといきをのむ
to gasp in surprise
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手に汗を握る

てにあせをにぎる
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
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手に職をつける

手に職を着ける、手に職を就ける
てにしょくをつける
to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation
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手に職を持つ

手に職をもつ
てにしょくをもつ
to have a trade; to have a vocation
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おなかを壊す

お腹を壊す、お腹をこわす
おなかをこわす
to get an upset stomach; to have a stomach ache
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どんな犠牲を払っても

exp
どんなぎせいをはらっても
at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything
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どすを利かす

どすをきかす
to threaten