[klūa søp tok] (v, exp) EN: be afraid of failing an examination ; be afraid of flunkingFR: craindre d'échouer à un examen ; craindre d'être collé à un examen ; être hanté par la peur de l'échec
[ごぶさた, gobusata](n, vs) (See 無沙汰) not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[girigirise-fu ; girigiri se-fu](exp) (See ぎりぎり, セーフ) just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); just (barely) OK[Add to Longdo]
[dabu ru](v5r, vi) to coincide (fall on the same day); to have two of something; to overlap; to duplicate; to appear doubled; to repeat a school year after failing[Add to Longdo]
[いしゃのふようじょう, ishanofuyoujou](exp) failing to practice what one preaches; physician, heal thyself; doctors often neglect their own health[Add to Longdo]
[かけごえだおれ, kakegoedaore](n) starting with vigor but ending with no action; raising one's voice (in a call to action) and then failing to take action[Add to Longdo]