[かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず, kasshitemotousennomizuwonomazu](exp) Even if thirsty not to drink from "Robber's Spring"; A proverb meaning not to lower oneself to unjust acts no matter how desperate; (English equivalent) The eagle does not hunt flies[Add to Longdo]

甘葛

[あまずら, amazura](n) (1) (arch) (See 蔦) ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata); (2) (See 甘茶蔓) jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)[Add to Longdo]

甘酸っぱい;甘ずっぱい

[あまずっぱい, amazuppai](adj-i) sweet and sour; bittersweet[Add to Longdo]

甘酢

[あまず, amazu](n) sweet vinegar; (P)[Add to Longdo]

気不味い;気まずい

[きまずい, kimazui](adj-i) (uk) unpleasant; awkward[Add to Longdo]

逆さ鯰

[さかさなまず;サカサナマズ, sakasanamazu ; sakasanamazu](n) (uk) upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris)[Add to Longdo]

去る者は追わず来たる者は拒まず

[さるものはおわずきたるものはこばまず, sarumonohaowazukitarumonohakobamazu](exp) do not chase one who leaves, do not reject one who comes[Add to Longdo]

玉章

[たまずさ, tamazusa](n) your letter; excellent composition[Add to Longdo]

玉章

[たまずさ, tamazusa](n) love-letter; precious letter[Add to Longdo]

倦まず弛まず

[うまずたゆまず, umazutayumazu](exp) tirelessly; perseveringly; without letting up[Add to Longdo]

三尺下がって師の影を踏まず;三尺さがって師の影を踏まず

[さんじゃくさがってしのかげをふまず, sanjakusagatteshinokagewofumazu](exp) (See 三尺去って師の影を踏まず) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)[Add to Longdo]

三尺去って師の影を踏まず

[さんじゃくさってしのかげをふまず, sanjakusatteshinokagewofumazu](exp) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)[Add to Longdo]

三歩下がって師の影を踏まず;三歩さがって師の影を踏まず

[さんぽさがってしのかげをふまず, sanposagatteshinokagewofumazu](exp) a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)[Add to Longdo]

蹴躓く

[けつまずく;けつまづく, ketsumazuku ; ketsumaduku](v5k, vi) (1) (uk) to trip over something; to stumble; (2) to fail[Add to Longdo]

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ

[しょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよ, shouwointohossurebamazuumawoiyo](exp) (id) He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin[Add to Longdo]

深山莢迷

[みやまがまずみ;ミヤマガマズミ, miyamagamazumi ; miyamagamazumi](n) Wright viburnum; viburnum wrightii[Add to Longdo]

石女;産まず女;不生女

[うまずめ;せきじょ(石女), umazume ; sekijo ( ishi onna )](n) (sens) barren (sterile) woman[Add to Longdo]

拙い

[つたない;まずい, tsutanai ; mazui](adj-i) (1) (uk) (See 不味い) poor-quality; shoddy; crude; (2) unskillful; inexpert; maladroit; inept; foolish; clumsy; (3) unlucky[Add to Longdo]

先ず

[まず, mazu](adv) (1) (uk) first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; (2) hardly (with neg. verb); (P)[Add to Longdo]

先ず以て

[まずもって, mazumotte](adv) first of all; in the first place[Add to Longdo]

先ず先ず

[まずまず, mazumazu](adj-no, adj-na, adv) (See まあまあ) tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so[Add to Longdo]

敵を欺くにはまず味方から

[てきをあざむくにはまずみかたから, tekiwoazamukunihamazumikatakara](exp) in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies[Add to Longdo]

電気鯰

[でんきなまず;デンキナマズ, denkinamazu ; denkinamazu](n) (uk) electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus)[Add to Longdo]

土踏まず

[つちふまず, tsuchifumazu](n) arch of the foot; plantar arch; (the part that) does not step on the ground[Add to Longdo]

白癜

[しろなまず, shironamazu](n) vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma[Add to Longdo]

琵琶湖大鯰

[びわこおおなまず;ビワコオオナマズ, biwakooonamazu ; biwakooonamazu](n) (uk) Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)[Add to Longdo]

瓢箪鯰

[ひょうたんなまず, hyoutannamazu](n) (person) slippery as an eel[Add to Longdo]

貧しい家

[まずしいいえ, mazushiiie](n) poor family[Add to Longdo]

貧しく暮らす

[まずしくくらす, mazushikukurasu](v5s) to live in poverty[Add to Longdo]

不味い

[まずい, mazui](adj-i) (1) (uk) unappetising; unappetizing; unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation); (2) (See 拙い) unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy; (3) ugly; homely; plain; unattractive; (4) (See 気不味い) awkward; untimely; inopportune; unfavorable; unwise; (P)[Add to Longdo]

来る者は拒まず

[くるものはこばまず, kurumonohakobamazu](exp) (id) (See 去る者は追わず) accept one who comes to you[Add to Longdo]

来る者拒まず

[くるものこばまず, kurumonokobamazu](exp) (id) (See 去る者追わず) accept one who comes to you[Add to Longdo]

労を惜しまず

[ろうをおしまず, rouwooshimazu](exp) sparing no trouble; taking pains (to); take the trouble (to)[Add to Longdo]

几

[おしまずき;き, oshimazuki ; ki](n) (1) (arch) (See 脇息) armrest; (2) desk; table[Add to Longdo]

痺鯰;痺れ鯰

[しびれなまず;シビレナマズ, shibirenamazu ; shibirenamazu](n) (uk) (obsc) (See 電気鯰) electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus)[Add to Longdo]

癜

[なまず, namazu](n) tinea versicolor[Add to Longdo]

莢迷

[がまずみ;ガマズミ, gamazumi ; gamazumi](n) (uk) linden arrowwood (Viburnum dilatatum); Japanese bush cranberry[Add to Longdo]

跪く

[ひざまずく(P);ひざまづく, hizamazuku (P); hizamaduku](v5k, vi) (uk) to kneel; (P)[Add to Longdo]

跪け

[ひざまずけ, hizamazuke](n) kneeling[Add to Longdo]

躓き

[つまずき, tsumazuki](n) (1) (uk) stumbling; (2) failure; misstep[Add to Longdo]

躓く

[つまずく(P);つまづく, tsumazuku (P); tsumaduku](v5k, vi) (1) to stumble; to trip; (2) to fail; (P)[Add to Longdo]