慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない

あわてるこじきはもらいがすくない

slow and steady wins the race, there is luck in the last helping

乞食

こじき こつじき

beggar

慌てる

あわてる

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised), to be flustered, to panic

乞い取る

こいとる

to ask for and receive

額が少ない

がくがすくない

insufficient (money, etc.)

少ない

すくない

few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom

一夜乞食

いちやこじき

person turned into a beggar overnight

乞食根性

こじきこんじょう

mercenary spirit, greed, avarice, base nature

河原乞食

かわらこじき かわはらこじき

actors, players, riverbank beggars

伊勢乞食

いせこじき

beggars at Ise Grand Shrine (expression used to deride stingy people from Ise)

乞食坊主

こじきぼうず こつじきぼうず

Buddhist monk

乞い願わくは

こいねがわくは

I pray in earnest that, I beg that, I yearn that

少しも気にならない

すこしもきにならない

not be concerned at all, not mind at all, not care a bit

命乞い

いのちごい

begging for one's life, pleading for one's life

袖乞い

そでごい

beggar

物乞い

ものごい

beggar, begging

暇乞い

いとまごい

leave-taking, offering one's resignation, farewell visit

雨乞い

あまごい

praying for rain

食い下がる

くいさがる

to hound, to doggedly oppose, to tenaciously face (someone)