Lingaku- if you are hungry, where you eat doesn't matter; manjū in the toiletproverbsee also まんじゅう
- hiding something good for oneself aloneidiomatic expression
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- If you are hungry, where you eat doesn't matter; manjū in the toilet
- Hiding something good for oneself alone
This expression emphasizes that when a person's needs or desires are strong, they are willing to overlook circumstances that would typically be seen as inappropriate or undesirable. It suggests a form of satisfaction overriding typical concerns about setting or propriety.
If I'm hungry and there's no food, I would even eat manjū in the toilet.
This meaning conveys the idea of keeping something enjoyable or valuable to oneself, possibly due to fear of losing it or the desire to indulge privately.
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せっちん雪隠でまんじゅう饅頭をたべる食べるto eat manjū in the toiletせっちん雪隠のまんじゅう饅頭the manjū in the toiletせっちん雪隠にかくす隠すto hide (something) in the toiletせっちん雪隠のざいさん財産hidden treasures in the toiletだれ誰にもみせない見せないまんじゅう饅頭manjū that no one else seesかくれた隠れたたのし楽しみhidden enjoymentひみつ秘密のまんじゅう饅頭secret manjūひとりじめ独り占めするto monopolize (for oneself)きたない汚いばしょ場所にごちそうご馳走a feast in a dirty placeよくぼう欲望のしょうちょう象徴symbol of desire