will you marry me

A stock phrase in Japanese pop culture supposedly used by the wife in a newly-wed couple to invite her new husband to bed.

Kyūjitai form of 私生児 (“illegitimate child”)

(idiomatic) so busy there are not enough hours in the day; lit. to want to borrow even the paw of a cat

(literally) have one's hands behind one's back / (idiomatic) be arrested

having one's hands full

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Alternative spelling of お手上げ: throwing up one's hands: giving up, quitting

Alternative spelling of お手上げ: throwing up one's hands: giving up, quitting

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