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地獄 じごく N1

  1. Naraka; hell realm
  2. Hell
  3. hell; inferno; misery; nightmare
  4. place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam

地獄で仏に会ったよう じごくでほとけにあったよう

  1. as if having met a Buddha in hell; as if meeting a friend in need; with great relief

地獄にも知る人 じごくにもしるひと

  1. (you can make) acquaintances even in hell; you can make friends anywhere

地獄にも鬼ばかりではない じごくにもおにばかりではない

  1. not even in hell is everyone an ogre; you can make friends anywhere

地獄に仏 じごくにほとけ

  1. (meeting) Buddha in hell; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; manna from heaven; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need

地獄に落ちる じごくにおちる

  1. to be damned; to fall into hell; to go to hell

地獄の沙汰も金次第 じごくのさたもかねしだい

  1. even the verdict of hell is determined by money; money is the best lawyer in hell; money is the key that opens all doors; money talks

地獄の釜 じごくのかま

  1. the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)

地獄の釜の蓋 じごくのかまのふた

  1. creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)

地獄の釜の蓋も開く じごくのかまのふたもあく

  1. even the demons of hell rest during Obon and the New Year
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