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貧
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short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
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to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
Examples
貧乏くじを引きたくない。
I don't want to be left holding the bag.
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jack of all trades, master of none
Examples
いろいろできるし、みんなから重宝されるのはいいけれど、気がついたら器用貧乏といわれないようにな。
People know how handy you are to have around. You're a real jack-of-all-trades but make sure you don't turn out to be master of none.
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shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
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Proverb
a poor man has no time for leisure; there is no rest for the poor
Examples
貧乏暇なしですよ。
Poor men have no leisure.
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Proverb
poverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune
