Shirabe
器用 貧乏
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) yojijukugo jack of all trades, master of none
People know how handy you are to have around. You're a real jack-of-all-trades but make sure you don't turn out to be master of none.
Common I-adj Noun Irregular Intransitive
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adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb poverty-stricken;destitute;poor;penurious
I was very poor in those days.
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