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五分 ごぶ

  1. 50%; half
  2. 5 parts; 5%
  3. (even) match; equal footing; equality; tie

五分 ごぶん

  1. dividing into five parts

五分の一 ごぶんのいち

  1. one fifth part

五分五分 ごぶごぶ

  1. as likely as not; even match; fifty-fifty; tie

五分刈り ごぶがり

  1. close haircut

五分前行動 ごふんまえこうどう

  1. arriving five minutes early; being ready five minutes early; practice of always being early (to ensure punctuality)

五分咲き ごぶざき

  1. half-bloomed; half-florescent

五分試し ごぶだめし

  1. killing by inches

九寸五分 くすんごぶ

  1. dagger

一寸の虫にも五分の魂 いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい

  1. even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them; tread on a worm and it will turn
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