[つんぼさじき, tsunbosajiki] (n) (1) (sens) being kept uninformed; being cut off; out of the loop; (2) (arch) upper gallery (where one can't hear); blind seat
[いしょくたりてれいせつをしる, ishokutaritereisetsuwoshiru] (exp) the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
[わがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれ, wagamiwotsunettehitonoitasawoshire] (exp) (id) you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch oneself and know others' pain
[かなう, kanau] (v5u) (1) (esp. 叶う) to come true (wish); (2) (uk) (See 道理に適う) to be suited; (3) (esp. 敵う) to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. I can't bear the heat); (P)