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know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles(proverb)
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strike while the iron is hot(proverb)
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鉄は熱い内に鍛えよ【てつはあついうちにきたえよ】
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when you've got to go, you've got to go, farts and boils aren't choosy about where (or when) to appear(proverb)
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there's but a fine line between genius and insanity(proverb)
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natural disasters happen when you've forgotten about the previous ones(proverb)
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天災は忘れたころにやってくる【てんさいはわすれたころにやってくる】
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転石苔むさず【てんせきこけむさず】
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a rolling stone gathers no moss(proverb)
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autumn comes with harvest time and clear weather, autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout(proverb)
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God doesn't give with both hands, God does not give two gifts, heaven does not grant people more than one talent(proverb)
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heaven helps those who help themselves(proverb)
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天は自ら助くるものを助く【てんはみずからたすくるものをたすく】
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heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes(proverb)
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to harm oneself in an attempt to harm someone else, to spit at the heavens and have one's spit land back on one's face(proverb)
See also:天に唾する
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there is no comparison between the two, it's not a same-day discussion(proverb)
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it is darkest under the lamp post, it's hard to see what is under your nose, go abroad to hear of home, you must go into the country to hear what news at London(proverb)
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灯台もと暗し【とうだいもとくらし】
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better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know(proverb)
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問うは一度の恥問わぬは末代の恥【とうはいちどのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ】
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better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know(proverb)
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同病相哀れむ【どうびょうあいあわれむ】
とうりいしたおのずかみちな
tourimonoiwazaredomoshitaonozukaramichiwonasu
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a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers, good wine speaks for itself(proverb)
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桃李物言わざれども下自ら蹊を成す【とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす】
、桃李物言わざれども下自ずから蹊を成す【とうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなす】
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blue are the hills that are far away, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, far away smells of flowers; close up smells of dung(proverb)
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a neighbour is better than a relative living far(proverb)
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time will cure all, time heals all wounds(proverb)
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the virtuous man will not long remain lonely(proverb)(from The Analects of Confucius)
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once you've committed a crime, commit to it, in for a penny, in for a pound, if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate(proverb)
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毒をくらわば皿まで【どくをくらわばさらまで】
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so many countries, so many customs(proverb)
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ところ変われば品変わる【ところかわればしなかわる】
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the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence(proverb)
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となりの芝生は青い【となりのしばふはあおい】
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the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, the neighbour's salted rice bran paste (smells sweeter)(proverb)
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the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, the neighbour's flowers are redder(proverb)
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it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself, a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave, on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order(proverb)
とらしかわとどひとしなのこ
torahashishitekawawotodomehitohashishitenawonokosu
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he has not lived that lives not after death, the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it, tigers leave their hide when they die; men leave their name(proverb)
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starting something in the eleventh hour, have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain, don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen, braiding the rope only after the thief is caught(proverb)
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泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう【どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう】
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you can't give (use) what you don't have, nothing comes from nothing, you can't shake sleeves you don't have(proverb)
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ない袖は振れぬ【ないそではふれぬ】
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if you can't beat them; join them, you can't fight city hall, if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them(proverb)
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if you can't beat them; join them, you can't fight city hall, if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them(proverb)
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you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason, you can't fight City Hall(proverb)
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you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason, you can't fight City Hall(proverb)
See also:泣く子と地頭には勝てない (なくことじとうにはかてない)
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empty vessels make the most noise, the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada(proverb)
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鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身をこがす【なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす】
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なくて七癖【なくてななくせ】
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every person has their eccentricities(proverb)
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なくて七癖あって四十八癖【なくてななくせあってしじゅうはっくせ】
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empty vessels make the most sound, the meowing cat does not catch the mouse(proverb)
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the good you do for others is good you do yourself, those who are kind benefit themselves, compassion is not for other people's benefit(proverb)
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you can't save others (from themselves)(proverb)(incorrect usage)
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情けは人のためならず【なさけはひとのためならず】
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if you have a mind to do something, you can do it(proverb, usually kana)
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なせばなる《なせば成る》
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search thoroughly for something lost before you suspect someone of stealing it, be on sure ground before you accuse somebody(proverb)
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七度尋ねて人を疑え【しちどたずねてひとをうたがえ】
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the worst goes foremost, those one eagerly await will not arrive first(proverb)
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a little learning is a dangerous thing(proverb)
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生兵法は大怪我の元【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】
、生兵法は大怪我の基【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】
、生兵法は大けがのもと【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】
、生兵法は大けがの元【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】
、生兵法は大けがの基【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】
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in wine there is truth, being under the influence doesn't change our true character(proverb)
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habit is a second nature(proverb)
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習い性と成る【ならいせいとなる】
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experience is the best teacher, custom makes all things easy, you learn best by doing, practice makes perfect, it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught(proverb)
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習うより慣れよ【ならうよりなれよ】
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to endure what is unendurable is true endurance(proverb)
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成らぬ堪忍するが堪忍【ならぬかんにんするがかんにん】
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you can't do something if you don't know how to do it, you can't read a sutra (by heart) if you haven't learned it(proverb)
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let nature take its course, whatever will be, will be(usually kana, proverb)
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なるようになる《成るように成る》
、なるようになる《成る様に成る》
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love your enemies(proverb)(from Matthew 5:44)
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love your neighbour (neighbor)(proverb)(from Matthew 5:43)
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the biggest fish is always the one that got away(proverb)
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ill weeds grow apace(proverb)
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憎まれっ子世に憚る【にくまれっこよにはばかる】
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he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day, fleeing is winning(proverb)
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every day is a good day(proverb)
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日々是好日【にちにちこれこうにち】
、日々是好日【ひびこれこうじつ】
、日々是好日【ひびこれこうにち】
、日日是好日【にちにちこれこうじつ】
、日日是好日【にちにちこれこうにち】
、日日是好日【ひびこれこうじつ】
、日日是好日【ひびこれこうにち】
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what happens twice will happen thrice(proverb)
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二度ある事は三度ある【にどあることはさんどある】
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if you run after two hares you will catch neither(proverb)
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wives and tatami mats are best when new(proverb)
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女房と畳は新しい方が良い【にょうぼうとたたみはあたらしいほうがいい】
、女房と畳は新しい方が良い【にょうぼうとたたみはあたらしいほうがよい】
、女房と畳は新しいほうがいい【にょうぼうとたたみはあたらしいほうがいい】
、女房と畳は新しい方がよい【にょうぼうとたたみはあたらしいほうがよい】
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man is the measure of all things(proverb)
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man is the crown of creation(proverb)
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inscrutable are the ways of heaven, fortune is unpredictable and changeable(proverb)
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人間万事塞翁が馬【じんかんばんじさいおうがうま】
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the guilty are audacious, show remorse when you are in the wrong(proverb)
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盗人猛々しい【ぬすびとたけだけしい】
、盗人猛々しい【ぬすとたけだけしい】
、盗っ人猛々しい【ぬすっとたけだけしい】
、盗っ人たけだけしい【ぬすっとたけだけしい】
、盗人猛猛しい【ぬすっとたけだけしい】
、盗人猛猛しい【ぬすびとたけだけしい】
、盗人猛猛しい【ぬすとたけだけしい】
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the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext, even thieves have their reasons(proverb)
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there's a reason behind every action, a burglar's midday nap (is taken so that he can rob people's houses in the night)(proverb)
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the doting parent's purse is plundered, the thief caught turns out to be one's own son(proverb)
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if a cat washes its face, rain is coming(proverb)(traditional belief)
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if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming(obscure, proverb)(traditional belief)
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ねこ耳を洗うと雨が降る【ねこみみをあらうとあめがふる】
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sleep brings up a child well, a well-slept child is a well-kept child(proverb)
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there is nothing better than sleeping(proverb)
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寝るほど楽は無かりけり【ねるほどらくはなかりけり】
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a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve, one shouldn't show off, the person who knows most often says least, a skilled hawk hides its talons(proverb)
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能有る鷹は爪を隠す【のうあるたかはつめをかくす】
、脳ある鷹は爪を隠す【のうあるたかはつめをかくす】[1]
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- word containing irregular kanji usage
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cream rises to the top, a drill in a bag (will always poke through)(proverb)
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there is unexpected good in what others have left behind, last but not least, there is fortune in leftovers(proverb)
See also:残り物に福がある (のこりものにふくがある)
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there is unexpected good in what others have left behind, last but not least, there is fortune in leftovers(proverb)
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there is unexpected good in what others have left behind, last but not least, there is fortune in leftovers(proverb)
See also:残り物には福がある (のこりものにはふくがある)
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danger past and God forgotten, once on shore, we pray no more, once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object)(proverb)
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one should do more than what is literally being asked for, when told (to bring) the chisel, (also bring) the mallet(proverb, obscure)
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don't be a sore loser, don't make excuses for your failures, a defeated general should not talk of strategy(proverb)
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words once spoken cannot be taken back(proverb)
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there's but a fine line between genius and insanity(proverb)
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馬鹿と天才は紙一重【バカとてんさいはかみひとえ】
、バカと天才は紙一重【バカとてんさいはかみひとえ】
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everything comes in handy when used correctly, use the right tools for the right job, fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way(proverb)
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バカとはさみは使いよう【バカとはさみはつかいよう】
、ばかとはさみは使いよう【ばかとはさみはつかいよう】
、馬鹿とはさみは使いよう【ばかとはさみはつかいよう】
、馬鹿と鋏は使い様【ばかとはさみはつかいよう】
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a foolish child is more precious(proverb)
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a born fool is never cured, there is no medicine for fools(proverb)
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バカにつける薬はない【バカにつけるくすりはない】
、バカに付ける薬は無い【バカにつけるくすりはない】
、馬鹿に付ける薬は無い【ばかにつけるくすりはない】
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it is too late to show filial piety once your parents are dead(proverb)