五目を捨て石にして先手をとるの英語

the act of avoiding something by winning a draw in a lottery

the condition of throwing a sword or halfert on the ground

He buys dirt-cheap, and charges exorbitantly.

It is returning empty-handed from a mountain of treasures.

a picky manner of using chopsticks

I will toss you for the armchair.

of the game of Go, the act of moving one playing stone

An evil should be nipped in the bud.

An evil should be nipped in the bud―destroyed in the egg.

I would fain give up the sword.

a stone that is placed at an entrance of something, called stepping-stone

to pay through the nose

Advice slides off him as water off a duck's back.

With one foot in the grave, he can not wean his mind from worldly desires.

the striking stone of a stone pedestal used for beating straw

With one foot in the grave, he can not wean his mind from worldly desires.

I would fain give up the sword.

It is due to the sword I wear that I should demand an explanation.

a whetstone used for smoothing the surface of another whetstone

catch at shadows

the condition of a road being stony and bumpy

throw stones into the river

to loosen a tied rope and let a person or a thing move freely

to forget to sharpen something

A dull blade becomes a Masamune in his hands.

I have a complete set of Bakin's works.

relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall

She finds fault with everything I do.

He was on the point of drawing the trigger, when I dashed his revolver to the ground.

to forget to pile up earth and stones