- one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full; full stomach, sleepy head; when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droopsproverb
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- one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full; full stomach, sleepy head; when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droops
This proverb suggests that when a person overeats or is very full, it can lead to drowsiness or lethargy. It reflects a common experience where physical comfort from eating results in a lack of energy or alertness.
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はら腹のかわ皮がつっぱれば突っ張ればめ目のかわ皮がたるむone becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full; full stomach, sleepy head; when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droopsおなかお腹がいっぱいだとねむく眠くなるto get sleepy when one is fullおなかお腹をいっぱいにするto fill one's stomachまんぷくかん満腹感feeling of fullnessおなかがすくお腹がすくto get hungryおなかがへったらお腹が減ったらたべる食べるto eat when hungryしょくご食後のねむけ眠気sleepiness after a mealはらはちふんめ腹八分目eating until you are 80% full (moderate eating)からだ体ははら腹からつくる作るone's body is made from what one eatsてきど適度なしょくじ食事moderate mealsたんすいかぶつ炭水化物をとる摂るto consume carbohydrates