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水を得た魚

Hiragana
みずをえたさかな / みずをえたうお
Phrase
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Japanese Meaning
水を得た魚のように、のびのびと実力を発揮している様子を表す慣用句。
Easy Japanese Meaning
じぶんにあうところで、よくできて、いきいきするようす
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Since he started his new job, he's been lively as if he were a fish back in water.

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九死に一生を得る

Hiragana
きゅうしにいっしょうをえる
Verb
Japanese Meaning
生死の境からかろうじて助かること。 / 非常に危険な状態から奇跡的に逃れること。
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もうだめだとおもわれたときに、ぎりぎりでたすかるようす
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He was able to narrowly escape death in that plane crash.

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虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず

Hiragana
こけつにいらずんばこじをえず / こけつにいらずんばこしをえず
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
危険を冒さなければ、大きな成果や利益は得られないというたとえ。 / 思い切って困難や危険の中に飛び込む勇気がなければ、望む結果は得られないという教え。
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あぶないことをこわがらずに、やってみないと、ほしいものはてにいれられないといういみ。
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二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず

Hiragana
にとをおうものはいっとをもえず
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
二つのことを同時にしようとすると、結局どちらも成功しないという戒め。欲張ってあれもこれもと手を出すと、何一つ得られないという意味のことわざ。
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二つのことをいっしょにねらうとどちらもだめになりやすいという教え
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He tried to work hard and study at the same time, and in the end, he experienced the lesson of 'He who chases two hares catches neither.'

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