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shiranu hotokeyori najimino oni

1. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't — literal

Expression

死しぬ

shinu

1. to die; to pass away

2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor

3. to cease; to stop

★ Common

Verb

#8043

知しる

shiru

1. to know; to be aware (of)

2. to sense; to feel

+ 5 additional meanings

★ Common

Verb

#10786

罵ののしる

nonoshiru

1. to abuse (verbally); to curse at

★ Common

Verb

#12996

シルバー

shirubā

1. silver

2. senior citizen; pensioner

★ Common

Noun

#18019

鬼おに

oni

1. ogre; demon

2. spirit of a deceased person

+ 4 additional meanings

★ Common

Noun

#28712

幼おさななじみ

osananajimi

1. childhood friend; friend from infancy

★ Common

Noun

#32809

仏ほとけ

hotoke

1. Buddha; Shakyamuni

2. Buddhist image; figure of Buddha

+ 2 additional meanings

★ Common

Noun

#34089

切支丹きりしたん

kirishitan

1. Christianity (in feudal Japan); Christian

★ Common

Noun

#36737

汁つゆ

tsuyu

1. juice; sap

2. soup; broth

3. (dipping) sauce

★ Common

Noun

#40494

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