金食 い虫 kane kui mushi
kane kui mushi
Noun
1. money loser; high-cost, low-return project
めったに乗 らないヨットなんてただの金食 い虫 だ。
mettani noranai yottonante tadano kingui mushida.
It's just throwing money away to have a yacht you rarely use.
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めったに乗 らないヨットなんてただの金食 い虫 だ。
mettani noranai yottonante tadano kingui mushida.
It's just throwing money away to have a yacht you rarely use.
18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
Noun
#127915
Noun
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kane kui mushide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Gold-eating insect; Parasite
Noun
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kane kui mushino
Attributive form: modifies a following noun
1. Gold-eating insect; Parasite
Noun
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kane kui mushija arimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not a parasite.; Not a freeloader.
Noun
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Noun
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Noun
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Noun
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Noun
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Common 6 items
kane kui mushijanakatta
The past negative form
1. Wasn't a gold-eating insect.; Wasn't a parasite.
Noun
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kane kui mushidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably a glutton.; Probably a spendthrift.
Noun
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kane kui mushija arimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a gold-eating insect.; Was not a freeloader.
Noun
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kane kui mushijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't a glutton.; Wasn't a spendthrift.
Noun
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kane kui mushideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably a glutton.; Probably a spendthrift.
Noun
#122307
kane kui mushidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a gold-eating insect.; Was not a freeloader.
Noun
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Advanced 3 items
kane kui mushidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when a glutton/parasite
Noun
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kane kui mushideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a gold-eating insect; If it's a gold-eating insect
Noun
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kane kui mushinara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's a gold-eating insect; If it were a gold-eating insect
Noun
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