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good things come to those who wait, if you wait, there will come a fine day of nectar (falling from the sky)(proverb)
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to study and not think is a waste, learning without thinking is useless(proverb)(from The Analects of Confucius)
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harsh words make the going rough, consider your words, a round egg can be cut into a square(proverb)
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every flow has its ebb(proverb)
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arrogance leads to downfall(proverb)
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being too morally upright will not earn you friends, fish will not live in water that is too clean(proverb)
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if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor, if the water is kind to fish, the fish will be friendly toward water too, mutual back-scratching(proverb)
See also:魚心あれば水心
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water seeks its own level(proverb)
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reality can not compete with imagination, prospect is often better than possession(proverb)
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helping and protecting in all ways, acting as a raincoat (protecting from rain) and acting as a hat (protecting from sun)(proverb)
See also:陰になり日向になり (かげになりひなたになり)
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a gentle spirit is more important than looks, handsome is as handsome does(proverb)
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there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes(proverb)
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seeing is enjoying(proverb)
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looking doesn't cost a thing(proverb)
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nothing ventured, nothing gained(proverb)
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身を捨ててこそ浮かぶ瀬も有れ【みをすててこそうかぶせもあれ】
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let bygones be bygones, the past is the past, the present is the present(proverb)
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where might is master, justice is servant(proverb)
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some are wise and some are otherwise, one thousand with their eyes open; one thousand blind(proverb, sensitive)
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even Homer nods, even a polished mirror conceals its reverse side(proverb)
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great men have eccentricities, fine horses have quirks(proverb)
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some are wise and some are otherwise, one thousand blind; one thousand with their eyes open(proverb, sensitive)
See also:目明き千人盲千人
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fools rush in where angels fear to tread, the blind don't fear snakes(sensitive, proverb)
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one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words, the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts, the eyes are the windows to the soul, eyes are as eloquent as the tongue(proverb)
See also:物を言う
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目は口程に物を言う【めはくちほどにものをいう】
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the eyes are the windows to the soul, the eye is the lamp of the body, the eyes are the mirror of the heart(proverb)
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the eyes are the windows to the soul, the eye is the lamp of the body(proverb)
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the blind leading the blind, if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch(proverb)
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(the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished(proverb)(from a tale about Mencius' mother admonishing him from leaving school early by cutting apart a cloth she was in the middle of weaving)
See also:断機
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every man knows his own business best, one should go to specialists for the best results, for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop(proverb)
See also:餅
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もちはもち屋【もちはもちや】
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a friend is a good thing to have, a good friend is a great blessing(proverb)
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持つべき物は友【もつべきものはとも】
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持つべき物は友人【もつべきものはゆうじん】
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of soup and love, the first is the best, one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse(proverb)
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本木に勝る末木なし【もときにまさるうらきなし】
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ask, and it shall be given you(proverb)
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求めよ然らば与えられん【もとめよさらばあたえられん】
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silence is golden(proverb)
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smooth words make smooth ways, it's not what you say, it's how you say it(proverb)
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物は言いよう【ものはいいよう】
、物は言い様【ものはいいよう】
、物はいいよう【ものはいいよう】
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things depend on how you look at them(proverb)
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物は考えよう【ものはかんがえよう】
、物は考え様【ものはかんがえよう】
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a wise man is he who listens to counsel, a worry shared is a worry halved(proverb)
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I've got something to ask you
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物は相談【ものはそうだん】
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the proof of the pudding is in the eating, the proof is in the pudding, don't knock it till you've tried it(proverb)
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things depend on how you use them, all things have their uses when they are used in the right way(proverb)
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ものは使いよう【ものはつかいよう】
、物は使い様【ものはつかいよう】
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物も言いよう【ものもいいよう】
、ものも言いよう【ものもいいよう】
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harsh words make the going rough, consider your words, people may be offended (or not) by the way you speak(proverb)
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物も言いようで角が立つ【ものもいいようでかどがたつ】
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it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit, planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight(proverb)
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you learn, without realising it, from what is around you, a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)(proverb, abbreviation)
See also:門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む (もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ)
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you learn, without realising it, from what is around you, a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught(proverb)
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wood half-burned is easily kindled(proverb)
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you get what you pay for, wasting money on a cheap item(proverb)
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buy nice or buy twice, you get what you pay for, cheap goods are (ultimately) expensive goods(proverb)
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the soft may prove more durable than the hard, willow trees don't break under the weight of snow(proverb)
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柳に雪折れ無し【やなぎにゆきおれなし】
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a fox is not taken twice in the same snare, there are no birds in last year's nest, there aren't always loach under the willow tree, good luck does not always repeat itself(proverb)
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柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居ない【やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはいない】
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a fox is not taken twice in the same snare, there are no birds in last year's nest, there aren't always loaches under the willow tree(proverb)
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柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居らぬ【やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ】
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natural state, being unspoilt by human touch, willows are green, flowers are crimson(idiom )(from a quote by Su Shi)
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spring is beautiful(proverb)
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things are different by nature, all things have their characteristics(proverb)
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柳は緑、花は紅【やなぎはみどりはなはくれない】
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be moderate with your mouth, sickness enters through the mouth, calamities come out of the mouth(proverb)
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don't judge a book by its cover, a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high(proverb)
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things cannot be larger than the things that contain them, there are no boars larger than the mountain (in which they live)(proverb)
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山より大きな猪は出ぬ【やまよりおおきなししはでぬ】
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followers take after their leaders, there are no cowardly soldiers under a brave general(proverb)
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勇将の下に弱卒無し【ゆうしょうのもとにじゃくそつなし】
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speech is silver, silence is golden(proverb)
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red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning(proverb)
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fear makes the wolf bigger than he is, things are not as scary as they seem, the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass(proverb)
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it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked, you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty(proverb)
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指汚しとて切られもせず【ゆびきたなしとてきられもせず】
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it's always darkest before the dawn, the darkest hour is just before the dawn(proverb)
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a teetotaler doesn't know (how tasty) water is when waking up after having been drunk(proverb)
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酔い醒めの水下戸知らず【えいさめのみずげこしらず】
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better safe than sorry, one should err on the side of caution(proverb)
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用心するにこしたことはない【ようじんするにこしたことはない】
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caution is the best policy(proverb)
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you can never be too careful(proverb)
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用心に越した事は無い【ようじんにこしたことはない】
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avarice brings doom upon oneself, grasp all, lose all, the greedy hawk-eagle splits in half (when trying to catch two boars at once)(proverb)
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we have our rules, they have theirs, our house, our rules(proverb, usually kana)
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よそはよそうちはうち《他所は他所うちはうち》
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women appear the most beautiful when viewed from afar, in the dark, or when wearing a bamboo hat, seeing less is more(proverb)
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夜目遠目傘の内【よめとおめかさのうち】
、夜目遠目笠のうち【よめとおめかさのうち】
、夜目遠目傘のうち【よめとおめかさのうち】
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nobody can win against advancing age(proverb)
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frailty, thy name is woman(proverb)
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frailty, thy name is woman(proverb)
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弱き者よ汝の名は女也【よわきものよなんじのなはおんななり】
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nobody knows the morrow, speak of next year and the ogres laugh(proverb)
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after pleasure comes pain, there is no pleasure without pain, there is no rose without a thorn, take the good with the bad(proverb)
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楽有れば苦有り【らくあればくあり】
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he who has never toiled, does not know what it is to enjoy repose(proverb)
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there's no pain without pleasure, and there's no pleasure without pain(proverb)
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楽は苦の種、苦は楽の種【らくはくのたねくはらくのたね】
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fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine, what's done is done, there's no use crying over spilled milk(proverb)
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leave no room for scandal, don't do anything that can be misinterpreted, don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)(proverb)
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李下に冠を整さず【りかにかんむりをたださず】
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one can give a plausible argument for anything(proverb)
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理屈と膏薬はどこへでも付く【りくつとこうやくはどこへでもつく】
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the morally righteous are blessed with many children(proverb)
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a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve, a wise bird chooses a good tree in which to roost(proverb)
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the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to, good medicine tastes bitter(proverb)
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if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind, when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war, two great rivals cannot coexist(proverb)
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like sweat cannot return inside the body, the word of an emperor cannot be unsaid(proverb)
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綸言汗のごとし【りんげんあせのごとし】
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birds of a feather flock together(proverb)
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類を以て集まる【るいをもってあつまる】
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cream rises to the top, great talent will stand out anywhere, lapis lazuli and crystals shine when lit up(proverb)
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cream rises to the top, great talent will stand out anywhere, you realize what things are lapis lazuli and crystal when they are lit up(proverb)
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there is no rule without exceptions(proverb)
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例外の無い規則は無い【れいがいのないきそくはない】
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practice, practice, practice, (only) practice makes perfect(proverb)
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Rome was not built in a day(proverb)
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ローマは一日にしてならず【ローマはいちにちにしてならず】
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the proof of the pudding is in the eating, evidence is better than debate(proverb)
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spare no effort while you are young, heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age(proverb)
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若いときの苦労は買ってもせよ【わかいときのくろうはかってもせよ】
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spare no effort while you are young, heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age(proverb)
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若いときの苦労は買うてもせよ【わかいときのくろうはこうてもせよ】