粟
あわ
awa
JMdict entry #1153640
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
その政治家は平然と賄賂を受け取り、全ての契約の５％が濡れ手に粟で彼の懐に入った。
sono seiji ka ha heizen to wairo wo uketori 、 subete no keiyaku no ５ paasento ga nurete ni awa de kare no futokoro ni haixtsu ta 。
The politician had sticky fingers, and 5% of every contract ended in his pocket.
どうしてなのか、心が粟立つのを感じていた。
dou shi te na no ka 、 kokoro ga awadatsu no wo kanji te i ta 。
I don't know what, but I felt in my heart something that gives me the chills.