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貝を吹く

かいをふく
to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn
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糸を引く

いとをひく
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
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糸を垂れる

いとをたれる
to fish; to have a line in the water
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指を折る

ゆびをおる
to count on one's fingers
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指をくわえる

指を咥える、指を銜える
ゆびをくわえる
to look on enviously while doing nothing
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思いを寄せる

想いを寄せる、想いをよせる、思いをよせる
おもいをよせる
to give one's heart to; to fall in love
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子を持って知る親の恩

exp
こをもってしるおやのおん
He that has no child knows not what love is
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ケチを付ける

けちを付ける
ケチをつける、けちをつける
to find fault with; to rain on one's parade; to nitpick; to quibble
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子供を抱く

こどもをだく
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
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屍を晒す

しかばねをさらす
to die on the battlefield