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砂を噛むよう

砂をかむよう、砂を噛む様
すなをかむよう
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull
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骨を惜しむ

ほねをおしむ
to spare oneself the trouble; to spare oneself
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座を持つ

ざをもつ
to entertain one's guests; to keep a group entertained
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座を取り持つ

ざをとりもつ
to keep everybody entertained
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座を占める

ざをしめる
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
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座を立つ

座を起つ
ざをたつ
to leave one's seat
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ハサミを入れる

はさみを入れる、鋏を入れる
ハサミをいれる、はさみをいれる
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
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歳月人を待たず

exp
さいげつひとをまたず
Time waits for no-one; Time and tide stay for no man
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ナポリを見てから死ね

exp
ナポリをみてからしね
See Naples and die
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災いを転じて福となす

禍を転じて福となす、禍を転じて福と為す、災いを転じて福と為す
わざわいをてんじてふくとなす
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage