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What does 雨降って地固まる (あめふってじかたまる) mean?

雨降って地固まる (あめふってじかたまる) means after a quarrel or crisis, relations or circumstances become firmer than before (lit. after the rain, the ground hardens).

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after a quarrel or crisis, relations or circumstances become firmer than before (lit. after the rain, the ground hardens)

Example sentences

  • We had a huge fight, but as they say, after the rain the ground hardens, and we are now closer than before.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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