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清水の舞台 きよみずのぶたい kiyomizunobutai

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  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) the veranda of Kiyomizu Temple (located on a steep hillside overlooking Kyoto)
    see: 清水の舞台から飛び降りる

Kanji in this word

pure, purify, cleanse
water
dance, flit, circle
pedestal, a, stand

Example sentences

清水の舞台から飛び降りるつもりで勝負に出るよ。
shimizu no butai kara tobioriru tsumori de shoubu ni deru yo 。
Going all out like this is going to propel me right into an all-or-nothing struggle.
私は清水の舞台から飛び降りる気持ちで南米に渡ります。
watakushi ha shimizu no butai kara tobioriru kimochi de nanbei ni watari masu 。
I am going to take a big chance by migrating to South America.
清水の舞台から飛び降りたつもりで脱サラした。
shimizu no butai kara tobiori ta tsumori de datsusara shi ta 。
Quitting my office job was a leap in the dark.

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