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time is money(proverb)
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時は金也【ときはかねなり】
、時は金成り【ときはかねなり】[1]
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blessed are the peacemakers, one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator(proverb)
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money speaks louder than words, money is better than (empty) words, yen bills over salutations(proverb, humerous)(pun on 挨拶 and 円札 both ending in さつ)
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we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting(proverb)
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会うは別れの始め【あうはわかれのはじめ】
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dreams and fortune-telling are hit-and-miss(proverb)
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合うも不思議合わぬも不思議【あうもふしぎあわぬもふしぎ】
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the student has become the master, blue dye comes from the indigo plant and is bluer than indigo(proverb)
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if everyone crosses against the red light together, there's nothing to be afraid of, there's no reason to feel guilty about doing something bad if everyone does it(proverb)
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one should not rush to make a profit, business is (best run when sales flow like) a cow's drool (i.e. long and thin)(proverb)
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商いは牛の涎【あきないはうしのよだれ】
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don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)(proverb)
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people may bring about their demise for love, it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of, in autumn (during mating season), deer come forth when they hear (a hunter's) whistle(proverb)
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the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well(proverb)
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a bad wife spells the ruin of her husband, a bad wife means a hundred years of bad luck to her husband(proverb)
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bad deeds punish themselves, you reap what you sow(proverb)
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easy come, easy go, lightly comes, lightly goes, soon gotten soon spent(proverb)
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悪銭身につかず【あくせんみにつかず】
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great sinners make great saints (after repenting)(proverb)
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a bad person does not deserve to die in his own bed(proverb)
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a law is a law, however undesirable it may be(proverb)(from a quote from Socrates)
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悪法も又法なり【あくほうもまたほうなり】
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it is better to be infamous than unknown(proverb)
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every night comes to an end(proverb)
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明けない夜は無い【あけないよるはない】
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the early bird catches the worm(proverb)
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deep rivers move in silence; shallow brooks are noisy, those who know little talk much(proverb)