ちりも積もれば山となる

ちりもつもればやまとなる

many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; even dust becomes a mountain if piled together

積もり積もる

つもりつもる

to pile up and up, to pile up more and more, to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)

積もる

つもる

to pile up, to accumulate

見積もる

みつもる

to estimate

ともすれば

apt to (do), liable to, prone to

積もり

つもり

intention, plan

もっと沢山

もっとたくさん

a lot more, much more, and then some, and plenty more than that

降り積もる

ふりつもる

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow), to lie thick

動ともすれば

ややともすれば どうともすれば

being apt to, being liable to, being inclined to

其れとも

それとも

or; or else

ともすると

apt to (do), liable to, prone to

死なばもろとも

しなばもろとも

die all together; go to the grave together

海のものとも山のものともつかない

うみのものともやまのものともつかない

neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear

胸積もり

むなづもり むねつもり

calculating in one's head

見積もり

みつもり

estimate, estimation, valuation, quotation

値積もり

ねづもり

estimation, valuation

木積もり

きづもり

person who estimates the variety and quantity of wood necessary to build a house from looking at the plans

ともあれかくもあれ

in any case; anyhow; anyway; at any rate; at least

火山塵

かざんじん

volcanic dust