[そうはとんやがおろさない, souhatonyagaorosanai](exp) things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much[Add to Longdo]
[なきつらにはち(泣き面に蜂);なきっつらにはち(泣きっ面に蜂), nakitsuranihachi ( naki men ni hachi ); nakittsuranihachi ( naki tsu men ni hachi )](exp, n) misfortunes seldom come alone; it rains, but it pours[Add to Longdo]
[けいじょうりえき, keijourieki](n) (seldom used by non-Japanese financial analysts) current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income; (P)[Add to Longdo]