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空泣き

そらなき
false or crocodile tears; feigned sadness
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泣訴

きゅうそ
imploring with tears in one's eyes
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泣寝入り

泣き寝入り
なきねいり
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
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泣く子と地頭には勝てぬ

exp
なくことじとうにはかてぬ
you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason (e.g. a crying child or a violent lord); you can't fight City Hall
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泣き縋がる

泣縋がる、泣き縋る、泣縋る
v5r
なきすがる
to cling tearfully to another person
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泣き落とす

泣き落す、泣落とす、泣落す
v5s
なきおとす
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
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泣き沈む

泣沈む
なきしずむ
to abandon oneself to grief
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弁慶の泣き所

べんけいのなきどころ
one's weak point; shin
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しくしく泣く

v5k
しくしくなく
to sob; to weep
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嬉し泣き

うれし泣き、嬉泣き、嬉泣
うれしなき
weeping for joy; crying with happiness