wane (moon)

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満ち欠けかけ盈ち虧けNounFreq #58524
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Astronomy

waxing and waning (of the Moon)

盈虧いきNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #110184
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Rare term; Astronomy

waxing and waning (of the moon); phase

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Rare term

rising and falling (of fortune)

虧盈きえいNounArchaicFreq #205745
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waxing and waning

九仞の功を一簣に虧くきゅうじんのこうをいっきにかくExpressionGodan verbFreq #261319
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Idiomatic expression

to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle

月満つれば則ち虧くつきみつればすなわちかくExpression
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Proverb

every tide has its ebb

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