大河

たいが たい が

large river

雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが

あめがふろうがやりがふろうが

come hell or high water, no matter what happens, even if rain or spears should fall

ふぐりが下がる

ふぐりがさがる フグリがさがる

to feel relieved, to be relieved

合点が行く

がてんがいく がてんがゆく

to understand, to make out

俺が俺が

おれがおれが

me, me, me

がばがば

がばがば

over-sized

株が上がる

かぶがあがる

to rise in public esteem, to rise in value (stocks)

格が上がる

かくがあがる

to be promoted to a higher rank

株が下がる

かぶがさがる

to fall in public esteem, to fall in value (stocks)

雨が上がる

あめがあがる

to stop raining

名が挙がる

ながあがる

to become famous

手が上がる

てがあがる

to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)

腕が上がる

うでがあがる

to gain in skill, to improve, to get better

がらがら蛇

がらがらへび ガラガラヘビ

rattlesnake

がみがみ声

がみがみこえ ガミガミこえ

growling voice, snarling voice

血が繋がる

ちがつながる

to be related (by blood)

がらがら声

がらがらごえ

rough voice (e.g. when one has a cold or sore throat)