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plan ahead or you will soon have worries(proverb)
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遠慮無ければ近憂あり【えんりょなければきんゆうあり】
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trust the judgement of the experienced, an old horse won't forget the way(proverb)(from the Han Feizi)
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老いたる馬は路を忘れず【おいたるうまはみちをわすれず】
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be guided by your children when you are old(proverb)
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man flourishes with age(proverb)
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老いてはますます壮んなるべし【おいてはますますさかんなるべし】
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some things can be learned from the young, a fool may give a wise man counsel, to be led across the shallows by the child on one's shoulders(proverb)
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merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites), robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise(derogatory, proverb, archaism)
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big heads have little wit(proverb)
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大男総身に知恵が回りかね【おおおとこそうみにちえがまわりかね】
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one should be satisfied without desiring more wealth and rank than necessary, waking, half a tatami mat; sleeping, a single tatami mat(proverb)
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the customer is always right, the customer is king(proverb)
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御客様は神様です【おきゃくさまはかみさまです】
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pride goes before a fall, pride comes before a fall, the proud Heike family does not last long(proverb)
See also:奢る平家久しからず (おごるへいけひさしからず)
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奢る平家は久しからず【おごるへいけはひさしからず】
、おごる平家は久しからず【おごるへいけはひさしからず】
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pride goes before a fall, pride comes before a fall, the proud Heike family does not last long(proverb)
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驕る平家久しからず【おごるへいけひさしからず】
、おごる平家久しからず【おごるへいけひさしからず】
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when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you, a fleeing soldier takes fright even from a head of silver grass(proverb)
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男に二言は無い【おとこににごんはない】
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men should be brave, women should be affable(proverb)
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men are the strong base to which women cling, men are pine trees, women are wisteria vines(proverb)
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widowers are untidy, a man alone soon goes to seed, a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him(proverb)
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男やもめにうじがわく【おとこやもめにうじがわく】
、男鰥に蛆が湧く【おとこやもめにうじがわく】
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God only knows what may happen(proverb)
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God only knows what may happen(proverb)
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a horrible man will find a horrible wife(proverb)
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even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears, a tear in the ogre's eye(proverb)
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even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth(proverb, abbreviation)
See also:鬼も十八番茶も出花
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just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth(proverb)
See also:番茶も出花
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if you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed(archaism, proverb)(from the Analects of Confucius)
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do not befriend those beneath you(proverb)(from the Analects of Confucius)
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己に如かざる者を友とする勿れ【おのれにしかざるものをともとするなかれ】
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do not do unto others what you would not have done unto you(proverb)(from the Analects of Confucius)
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己の欲せざる所は人に施すなかれ【おのれのほっせざるところはひとにほどこすなかれ】
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a drowning man will catch at a straw(proverb)
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おぼれる者は藁をもつかむ【おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ】
、溺れる者は藁をも掴む【おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ】
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even the gods drink sake, there's nothing wrong with drinking(proverb)
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御神酒上がらぬ神はない【おみきあがらぬかみはない】
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no time like the present, make hay while the sun shines, it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea(proverb)
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思い立ったが吉日【おもいたったがきちにち】
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if you don't speak your mind, you'll feel uneasy afterwards(proverb)
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where there is a will, there is a way(proverb)
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思う念力岩をも徹す【おもうねんりきいわをもとおす】
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resting after a meal is sacrosanct, even if your parents have just died, take a rest after your meal(proverb)
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親が死んでも食休み【おやがしんでもしょくやすみ】
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like father, like son, a child who does not resemble their parents is a changeling(proverb)
おやいけんなすびはなせんひとむだ
oyanoikentonasubinohanahasennihitotsumomudahanai
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always listen to your parents, always value your parents' advice, not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain(proverb)
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the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son(proverb)
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there is no love like a father's, no child knows how dear he is to his parents(proverb)
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having a famous parent helps(proverb)
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nature itself is a good mother, even without parents, children grow up(proverb)
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親は無くても子は育つ【おやはなくてもこはそだつ】
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nature itself is a good mother, even without parents, children grow up(proverb)
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親は無くとも子は育つ【おやはなくともこはそだつ】
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all is well that ends well, it will all come good in the end(proverb)
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All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
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終わりよければすべてよし【おわりよければすべてよし】
、終わりよければ全てよし【おわりよければすべてよし】
、終わり良ければ全て良し【おわりよければすべてよし】
、終わりよければすべて良し【おわりよければすべてよし】
、終わり良ければ総て良し【おわりよければすべてよし】
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even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)(proverb)
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women are not as clever as they think, women should know their place, even a clever woman will fail at selling a cow(proverb)
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three women make a market(proverb)
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women will have their wills(proverb)
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no man can resist the lure of a woman(proverb)
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女の髪の毛には大象もつながる【おんなのかみのけにはたいぞうもつながる】
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though the woman is weak, the mother is strong(proverb)
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女は弱し然れど母は強し【おんなはよわしされどはははつよし】
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people don't know themselves as well as they know others, even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself, a fortune teller can't tell their own future(proverb)
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start with the first step, when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps(proverb)
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he who first suggests it should be the first to do it(proverb)
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render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's(proverb)(from Matthew 22:21)
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like father, like son, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, the child of a frog is a frog(proverb)
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a wholesome household can not be disturbed from the outside, a house divided against itself cannot stand, a firm fence keeps the dogs out(proverb)
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to each his own, may all get their due, suum cuique(proverb)
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all girls eventually awaken to sex, even the seed growing in the shade will burst open(proverb)
See also:豆
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陰うらの豆もはじけ時【かげうらのまめもはじけどき】
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openly and secretly, helping in all ways(proverb)
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陰になりひなたになり【かげになりひなたになり】
かこういえどくうまし
kakouaritoiedomokurawazunbasonoumakiwoshirazu
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one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study, one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use, one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it(proverb)
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poets can stay in one place and still know all the famous sights(proverb)
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any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way, if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper(proverb)
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poverty is a stranger to industry, diligence is the mother of good fortune(proverb)
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稼ぐに追いつく貧乏無し【かせぐにおいつくびんぼうなし】
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a cold can lead to all sorts of illnesses(proverb)
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風邪は万病のもと【かぜはまんびょうのもと】
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better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth, don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are, refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty(proverb)
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in victory, remember your humility; in defeat, remember your fighting spirit(proverb)
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do not let your guard down after a victory, tighten the strings of your helmet after winning(proverb)
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to fail to make timely preparations, to not dig a well until one is thirsty(proverb)
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渇に臨みて井を穿つ【かつにのぞみていをうがつ】
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anyone can make a mistake, even Homer sometimes nods(proverb)
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victory depends on the turn of fortune, winning and losing are both down to luck(proverb)
See also:勝負は時の運
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might is right, history is written by the victors, winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong(proverb)
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to each their own, different strokes for different folks, cut your coat to suit your cloth, a crab digs a hole like its own shell(proverb)
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money talks(proverb)
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金がものを言う【かねがものをいう】
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relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends, the relationship ends when the money runs out, the end of money is the end of love(proverb)
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カネの切れ目が縁の切れ目【カネのきれめがえんのきれめ】
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even the strong-willed fall into temptation(proverb)
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there's nothing you can't do if you set your mind to it(proverb)
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money comes and goes, money goes around and around(proverb)
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金は天下の回りもの【かねはてんかのまわりもの】
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lend your money and lose your friend(proverb)
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fortune and misfortune are intertwined, fortune and misfortune come by turns, good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope), good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours(proverb)
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禍福は糾える縄の如し【かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし】
、禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし【かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし】
、禍福はあざなえる縄の如し【かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし】
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walls have ears, walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes(proverb)
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put your household shrine in a high position in the front of the house and your Buddhist altar in the back(proverb, obscure)
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神の正面仏の真尻【かみのしょうめんほとけのましり】
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God only knows, it's anyone's call, heaven knows(proverb)
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the older, the wiser(proverb)
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亀の甲より年の劫【かめのこうよりとしのこう】
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some people are never satisfied, the crane envies the longevity of the turtle(proverb)
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亀の年を鶴がうらやむ【かめのとしをつるがうらやむ】
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the body is honest, your body reveals what you really think (or want)(proverb, colloquialism)
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身体は正直【からだはしょうじき】
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借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔【かりるときのじぞうがおなすときのえんまがお】
、借りる時の地蔵顔なす時の閻魔顔【かりるときのじぞうがおなすときのえんまがお】
、借りる時の地蔵顔済す時の閻魔顔【かりるときのじぞうがおなすときのえんまがお】
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half a loaf is better than none, even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain(proverb)
かれしおのれしひゃくせんあやう
karewoshirionorewoshirebahyakusen-ayaukarazu
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if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated, know your enemy(proverb)(from Sun Tzu's The Art of War)
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spare the rod and spoil the child, if you love your children, send them out into the world(proverb)
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可愛い子には旅をさせよ【かわいいこにはたびをさせよ】
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the greatest hate proceeds from the greatest love(proverb)
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sweet words only please a fool, flattery works on puppets and fools(proverb)
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the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long, the well with sweet water will be the first to run dry(proverb)
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don't believe everything you hear, what is a paradise on hearsay may be a hell at sight(proverb)