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if you get too absorbed when playing go, you will miss your parent's deathbed(proverb)
See also:碁 (ご)
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碁に凝ると親の死に目に会わぬ【ごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬ】
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the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, like father, like son(proverb)
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此の親にして此の子あり【このおやにしてこのこあり】
、此の親にして此の子有り【このおやにしてこのこあり】
、此の親にしてこの子あり【このおやにしてこのこあり】
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the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, like mother, like daughter, like mother, like son(proverb)
See also:この親にしてこの子あり
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children are a bond between husband and wife, children hold marriages together(proverb)
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子はかすがい【こはかすがい】
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a child is an everlasting responsibility(proverb)
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to raise a girl is costlier than one would expect (like how a small bag can hold more than it seems), small bag and young woman(proverb)
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young women are fragile and great care must be taken with them (just as with small bags)(proverb)
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転がる石には苔はつかない【ころがるいしにはこけはつかない】
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prevention is better than cure, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, look before you leap, forewarned is forearmed, a stitch in time saves nine, a walking stick before stumbling(proverb)
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the clothes do not make the man, the cowl does not make the monk(proverb)
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衣許りで和尚は出来ぬ【ころもばかりでおしょうはできぬ】
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all's grist that comes to his mill, turn everything to good account, turn anything to profit(proverb)
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転んでも只では起きない【ころんでもただではおきない】
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all's grist that comes to his mill, turn everything to good account, turn anything to profit(proverb)
See also:転んでもただでは起きない
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転んでも只では起きぬ【ころんでもただではおきぬ】
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all's grist that comes to his mill, turn everything to good account, turn anything to profit(proverb)
See also:転んでもただでは起きない
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転んでも只は起きない【ころんでもただはおきない】
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all's grist that comes to his mill, turn everything to good account, turn anything to profit(proverb)
See also:転んでもただでは起きない
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転んでも只は起きぬ【ころんでもただはおきぬ】
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the parent is the best judge of the child(proverb)
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子を見る事親に如かず【こをみることおやにしかず】
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he that has no child knows not what love is(proverb)
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the future is unpredictable, inscrutable are the ways of heaven, the irony of fate(proverb)
See also:人間万事塞翁が馬
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don't complain until the job is finished, the end crowns the work(proverb)
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time waits for no-one, time and tide stay for no man(proverb)
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he who laughs last, laughs best(proverb)
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talented men are ruined by their own talent(proverb)
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才子才に溺れる【さいしさいにおぼれる】
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the fish rots from the head, decay starts at the top(proverb)
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one never knows (what will happen), there's no telling (what the future holds)(proverb)
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the early bird gets the worm(proverb)
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craft brings nothing home, the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme(proverb)
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prune your plum trees, but not your cherry trees(proverb)
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good wine makes good blood, sake is the best of all medicines(proverb)
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even monkeys fall from trees, anyone can make a mistake, pride comes before a fall, even Homer sometimes nods(proverb)
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do not chase one who leaves, do not reject one who comes(proverb)
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去る者は追わず来たる者は拒まず【さるものはおわずきたるものはこばまず】
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with time we forget those who have died, out of sight, out of mind(proverb)
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friendships fade with distance(proverb)
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去る者は日日に疎し【さるものはひびにうとし】
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out of sight, out of mind, the dead are forgotten with time(proverb)
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去る者日日に疎し【さるものひびにうとし】
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let sleeping dogs lie, wake not a sleeping lion, the spirit you do not approach will not curse you(proverb)
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触らぬ神にたたりなし【さわらぬかみにたたりなし】
、触らぬ神に祟り無し【さわらぬかみにたたりなし】
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三尺さがって師の影を踏まず【さんじゃくさがってしのかげをふまず】
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a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)(proverb)
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三十六計逃げるにしかず【さんじゅうろっけいにげるにしかず】
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size isn't everything, something might be small but still pack a punch, Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle(proverb)
さんちゅうぞくやぶやすしんちゅうぞくやぶかた
sanchuunozokuwoyaburuhayasukushinchuunozokuwoyaburuhakatashi
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it's hard to discipline one's mind, defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard(proverb)
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third time lucky, third time's the charm(proverb)
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three heads are better than two, if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri(proverb)
See also:文殊
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三人よれば文殊の知恵【さんにんよればもんじゅのちえ】
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a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)(proverb)
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三歩さがって師の影を踏まず【さんぽさがってしのかげをふまず】
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zeal is a bad servant, the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain(proverb)
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鹿を逐う者は山を見ず【しかをおうものはやまをみず】
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you can make friends anywhere, not even in hell is everyone an ogre(proverb)
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you can make friends anywhere, (you can make) acquaintances even in hell(proverb)
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地獄の釜の蓋もあく【じごくのかまのふたもあく】
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money talks, money is the key that opens all doors, money is the best lawyer in hell, even the verdict of hell is determined by money(proverb)
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the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge(proverb)
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地獄も住処【じごくもすみか】
、地獄も住み家【じごくもすみか】
、地獄も住家【じごくもすみか】
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truth is stranger than fiction(proverb)(from the English saying)
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事実は小説より奇也【じじつはしょうせつよりきなり】
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attack your enemy's strength with your weakness(proverb, obscure)
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things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers(proverb)
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地震雷火事おやじ【じしんかみなりかじおやじ】
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still waters run deep(proverb)
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life has its ups and downs, he who falls today may rise tomorrow(proverb)
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good fences make good neighbors, a hedge between keeps friendship green(proverb)
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親しき仲にも礼儀有り【したしきなかにもれいぎあり】
、親しき中にも礼儀あり【したしきなかにもれいぎあり】
、親しき中にも礼儀有り【したしきなかにもれいぎあり】
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failure teaches success, failure is a stepping-stone to success(proverb)
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失敗は成功の元【しっぱいはせいこうのもと】
、失敗は成功の基【しっぱいはせいこうのもと】
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dead men tell no tales(proverb)
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死人に口無し【しにんにくちなし】
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the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks, it takes one to know one(proverb)
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蛇の道は蛇【へびのみちはへび】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
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those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land(proverb)(from the Book of Rites)
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soft and fair goes far, willows are weak, yet they bind other wood(proverb)
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柔能く剛を制す【じゅうよくごうをせいす】
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people are formed by their surroundings, walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble(proverb)
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in spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn, in spring one sleeps like a log(proverb)(from a Meng Haoran poem)
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each ministry thinks only of its own good, but not of the good of the country, when there are ministries, there is no country(proverb)
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drinkers drink too much (and harm themselves in the process), nondrinkers drink too little (and miss out on the medicinal benefits of alcohol)(proverb)
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honesty is the best policy(proverb)
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honesty doesn't pay, life is unfair(proverb)
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an idle brain is the devil's shop(proverb)
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小人閑居して不善を為す【しょうじんかんきょしてふぜんをなす】
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study hard while you are young, boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder(proverb)
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少年老いやすく学成りがたし【しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし】
、少年老いやすく学なりがたし【しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし】
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to sacrifice something small in order to save something great, to lose a leg to save one's life, to kill a small bug and save a large one(proverb)
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to sacrifice something small in order to save something great, to lose a leg to save one's life, to kill a small bug and help a large one(proverb)
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victory depends on the turn of fortune, winning and losing are both down to luck(proverb)
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do not shoot straight for the top, he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin, if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse(proverb)
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we were all beginners once, never lose your humility, don't let success get to your head, don't forget where you came from(proverb)
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初心忘る可からず【しょしんわするべからず】
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better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the ogre you know than the god you don't(proverb)
See also:知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼
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better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't(proverb)
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he who knows, does not speak; he who speaks, does not know, those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know(proverb)
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man proposes, God disposes, man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)(proverb)
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faith is best in moderation, worship too hard and you will pass right through paradise(proverb)
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you only live once, you only have one life(proverb)
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人生一度切り【じんせいいちどきり】
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life is short, life is just fifty years(proverb)
しんたいはっぷふぼうきしょうこうはじ
shintaihappukorewofuboniukuaetekishousezaruhakounohajimenari
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filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents)(proverb)(from The Classic of Filial Piety)
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身体髪膚これを父母に受くあえて毀傷せざるは孝の始なり【しんたいはっぷこれをふぼにうくあえてきしょうせざるはこうのはじめなり】
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crying over spilt milk, counting the age of one's dead child(proverb)
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once you're dead, that's it(proverb)
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死んで花見が咲くものか【しんではなみがさくものか】[1]
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- word containing irregular kanji usage
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once you're dead, that's it(proverb)
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死んで花実が成るものか【しんではなみがなるものか】
、死んで花見がなるものか【しんではなみがなるものか】[1]
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- word containing irregular kanji usage
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function follows form, the outside shapes the inside, belief comes from solemnity (i.e. from seeing an ornate temple)(proverb)
shinpuruizubesuto
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simple is best, less is more(proverb)
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シンプル・イズ・ベスト
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too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes), playing the dandy ruins a man(proverb)
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rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame, shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation, not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame(proverb)
See also:据え膳 (すえぜん)