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悪ガキ

悪餓鬼、悪がき
わるガキ、わるがき
brat
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鬼に金棒

exp
おににかなぼう
making a strong person even stronger (like giving a metal rod to an ogre); as strong as can be
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鬼子母神

きしもじん、きしぼじん
Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
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鬼子

鬼っ子
おにご、おにっこ
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
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鬼も十八番茶も出花

exp
おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
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鬼の居ぬ間に洗濯

exp
おにのいぬまにせんたく
when the cat's away, the mice will play; relaxing while the demon is out
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鬼の目にも涙

exp
おにのめにもなみだ
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears
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鬼の首を取ったよう

おにのくびをとったよう
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
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鬼が出るか蛇が出るか

exp
おにがでるかじゃがでるか
You never know what might happen
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鬼の形相

おにのきょうそう
furious facial expression