失物

出でがたし

idegatashi / いでがたしHard to find

Also written as: 出がたし / 出難し

Meaning

The lost item is hard to find. The phrase stops short of saying it will turn up, so keep searching patiently while also working out how you would manage without it.

What to do today

List the places you could look and cross each one off as you check it.

A word from the capybara

The harder something is to find, the happier the moment it shows up.