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don't dwell on the past, let bygones be bygones(proverb)
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don't believe everything you hear, seeing is believing, to have heard of is not to have seen(proverb)
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better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know(proverb)
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avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one, there is safety in silence, the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries(proverb)
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the apple does not fall far from the tree, the apple never falls far from the tree, fox pups have white cheeks(proverb, obscure)
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a friend today may turn against you tomorrow(proverb)
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all returns to dust, the fruit of the tree falls to the roots(proverb)
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necessity is the mother of invention, there is always some way out of a difficulty if you really look for one(proverb)
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many a little makes a mickle, every little helps, the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth(proverb, obscure)(from Tao Te Ching, also as 九層の台も累土より起こる)
See also:塵も積もれば山となる
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a cornered rat will bite a cat, despair turns cowards courageous(proverb)
きゅうちょうふところいりょうしころ
kyuuchoufutokoroniirebaryoushimokorewokorosazu
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even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter(proverb)
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even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter(proverb)
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the best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise(proverb, obscure)
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even the strong will grow weak, (even an arrow fired from) a strong bow loses momentum until it cannot even penetrate a piece of thin silk from Lu(proverb)
See also:魯 (ろ)
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even in bustling cities there are places that have a rural quality to them, (even) Kyoto is rustic in places(proverb)
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what chances to one man may happen to all, what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow, misfortunes can happen to anyone(proverb)
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even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old(proverb)
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騏驎も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る【きりんもおいぬればどばにおとる】
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there is no rose without a thorn, every rose has its thorn(proverb)
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綺麗な薔薇には刺がある【きれいなばらにはとげがある】
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knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage(proverb)
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to not see the wood for the trees, to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture(proverb)
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no pain, no gain, no cross, no crown(proverb)
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苦有れば楽有り【くあればらくあり】
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flies are attracted to foul smells, ruffians flock together(proverb)
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臭い物に蠅がたかる【くさいものにはえがたかる】
、臭い物に蝿が集る【くさいものにはえがたかる】
、臭いものに蝿がたかる【くさいものにはえがたかる】
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it's hard to notice one's own faults, one does not notice one's own body odour(proverb)
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臭い物身知らず【くさいものみしらず】
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a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond, quality is quality, an old eagle is better than a young crow, even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream(proverb)
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talk is cheap, it's easier to say than to do, building Osaka Castle by talking(proverb)
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口では大阪の城も建つ【くちではおおさかのしろもたつ】
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words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it(proverb)
See also:口は災いの元
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口は災いの門【くちはわざわいのもん】
、口は禍の門【くちはわざわいのかど】
、口は禍の門【くちはわざわいのもん】
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words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it(proverb)
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口は禍の元【くちはわざわいのもと】
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there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes, even new shoes must not be worn on the head(proverb)
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沓新しと雖も首に加えず【くつあたらしといえどもくびにくわえず】
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destroy a country, but its mountains and rivers remain, the land outlasts the king(proverb)
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国破れて山河在り【くにやぶれてさんがあり】
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when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own, a sunken place will collect water(proverb, obscure)
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someone in bad circumstances will continue to accumulate difficulties(proverb, obscure)
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good wine needs no bush, talent stands out(proverb)
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a wise man keeps away from danger(proverb)
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君子危うきに近よらず【くんしあやうきにちかよらず】
くんししゅうひしょうじんひしゅう
kunshihashuushitehisezushoujinhahishiteshuusezu
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a wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a clique(proverb)
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a wise man changes his mind, a fool never, the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances(proverb)
See also:君子豹変 (くんしひょうへん)
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the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor(proverb, colloquialism)
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never(proverb)
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bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited(proverb, Buddhist term)
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not wanting to live in the same world as one's father's or lord's enemies, being prepared to sacrifice one's life to avenge one's father or lord(proverb)(from the Book of Rites)
See also:不倶戴天
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the mediocre have no right to criticize the great(sensitive, proverb)
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the mediocre have no right to criticize the great(sensitive, proverb)
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being able to live as an artist is no blessing(proverb)(twist on the proverb 芸は身を助ける)
See also:芸は身を助ける
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芸が身を助けるほどの不仕合【げいがみをたすけるほどのふしあわせ】
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better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion, better be first in a village than second at Rome, better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow(proverb)
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鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ【けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ】
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art is long, life is short, ars longa, vita brevis(proverb)
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persevering through something difficult makes one stronger, whatever doesn't kill us only makes us stronger, slow but steady wins the race(proverb)
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don't act all high and mighty just because you don't drink, no teetotaler has (ever) built a storehouse(proverb)
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下戸の建てた蔵は無い【げこのたてたくらはない】
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hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool), an afterwit is everybody's wit(proverb)
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下種の後知恵【げすのあとぢえ】
、下司の後知恵【げすのあとぢえ】
、げすの後知恵【げすのあとぢえ】
、下種のあと知恵【げすのあとぢえ】
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only the results matter, it's all about the results(proverb)
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結果が全て【けっかがすべて】
けんぜんせいしんけんぜんしんたいやど
kenzennaruseishinhakenzennarushintainiyadoru
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a sound mind is in a sound body, mens sana in corpore sano(proverb)
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slow but steady wins the race, constant effort will result in success, constant dripping wears away a stone(proverb)
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love makes men equal(proverb)
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time flies like an arrow, time and tide wait for no man, life is short(proverb)
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光陰矢の如し【こういんやのごとし】
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opportunity has hair in front, but behind she is bald, opportunity only knocks once(proverb)
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it is no use crying over spilt milk(proverb)
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make hay while the sun shines(proverb)
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好機逸す可からず【こうきいっすべからず】
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those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion(proverb)(from the Analects of Confucius)
See also:巧言令色
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巧言令色少なし仁【こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん】
、巧言令色すくなし仁【こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん】
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when you will wish to be filial, your parents will already be gone(proverb)
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孝行のしたい時分に親は無し【こうこうのしたいじぶんにおやはなし】
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better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive(proverb)
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go players have no concept of time (being so engrossed in the game)(proverb, obscure)
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it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate(proverb)
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when in Rome, do as the Romans do(proverb)
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one man's meat is another man's poison, one man's medicine is another man's poison(proverb)
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Homer sometimes nods, even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes(proverb)
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a good workman does not blame his tools(proverb)
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弘法筆を択ばず【こうぼうふでをえらばず】
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Homer sometimes nods, even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes(proverb)
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capable or not, we are all in the same boat, bats are also birds(proverb)
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蝙蝠も鳥の内【こうもりもとりのうち】
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students surpass their masters, ice coming from water is colder than water(proverb)
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there is no place like home, home is sweet to an exile(proverb)
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nothing ventured, nothing gained, you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den(proverb)
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虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず【こけつにいらずんばこしをえず】
、虎穴に入らずんば虎児を得ず【こけつにいらずんばこじをえず】
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out of the frying pan into the fire, out of the tiger's mouth into the dragon's den(proverb)
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what you believe in your heart is revealed in your face(proverb)
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the eye is blind if the mind is absent(proverb)
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for gifts, it's the thought that counts(proverb)
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こころざしは松の葉に包め【こころざしはまつのはにつつめ】
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once a beggar, always a beggar, if one begs for three days, one cannot stop(proverb)
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乞食を三日すれば止められぬ【こじきをみっかすればやめられぬ】
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one cannot live solely by oneself, one cannot accomplish anything solely by oneself, clapping with one hand is hard(proverb)
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too much thinking gets you nowhere, excessive enthusiasm clouds one's judgment(proverb)
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凝っては思案にあたわず【こってはしあんにあたわず】
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no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child(proverb, obscure)
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子で子にならぬ時鳥【こでこにならぬほととぎす】
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if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain(proverb)(traditional belief)
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when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid, yelping curs will raise mastiffs(proverb)