[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]
[じゅうおう(P);たてよこ(P), juuou (P); tateyoko (P)](n) (1) length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; longitude and latitude; vertical and horizontal; (2) (じゅうおう only) four cardinal points; every direction; (3) (じゅうおう only) as one wishes; as one pleases; at will; (4) (たてよこ only) (See 経緯・たてよこ・3) warp and weft; warp and woof; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[どくそう, dokusou](n, vs) (1) running alone; running solo; (2) having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); (3) having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes; arbitrary action; (P)[Add to Longdo]