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うまみみねんぶつ 馬の耳に念仏
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1. preaching to the deaf; chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear​Idiomatic expression, See also 念仏
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2. A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse​A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse was the th... Read more
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あぶはちと 虻蜂取らず
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1. attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; catching neither the horsefly nor the bee​Idiomatic expression
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あぶはち取らず 【あぶはちとらず】、虻蜂とらず 【あぶはちとらず】、アブハチ取らず 【アブハチとらず】
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あばたもえくぼ 痘痕も笑窪
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1. love is blind; (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples​Usually written using kana alone, Proverb
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痘痕も靨 【あばたもえくぼ】、アバタもエクボ
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いちひめにたろう 一姫二太郎
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1. it's good to have a girl first and then a boy​Proverb
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2. one girl and two boys are ideal​Colloquial, recent usage
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おとこにごん 男に二言はない
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1. a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said​Proverb, See also 二言 にごん
  • ああ
    • 、
  • おとこににごん男に二言はない
    • 。
  • でも
  • てつだ手伝う
  • だけ
  • だ
  • から
  • な
    • 。美咲
  • も
  • やれ
  • よ
    • 。
Yes, a man is as good as his word. But I'll just be helping, you understand. You'll have to work too.
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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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ひけむりた 火のないところに煙は立たない
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1. there's no smoke without fire​Proverb
    「
  • くだらねえ
  • としでんせつ都市伝説
  • だろう
    • 」「
  • でも
    • 、
  • ひのないところにけむりはた火のないところに煙は立たない
  • と
  • いう
  • けど
  • ね
    • 」
"Probably just a stupid urban legend" "But they do say 'there's no smoke without fire', don't they?"
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火のない所に煙は立たない 【ひのないところにけむりはたたない】、火の無いところに煙は立たない 【ひのないところにけむりはたたない】、火の無い所に煙は立たない 【ひのないところにけむりはたたない】
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ときかね 時は金なり
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1. time is money​Proverb
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いそまわ 急がば回れ
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1. more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race​Proverb
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2. Walk, Don't Run (song)​"Walk, Don't Run" is an instrumental composition written ... Read more
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急がば廻れ 【いそがばまわれ】
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まごいしょう 馬子にも衣装
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1. anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; clothes on a packhorse driver​Proverb
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馬子にも衣裳 【まごにもいしょう】
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しょうじきものばかみ 正直者が馬鹿を見る
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1. honesty does not pay; life is unfair​Proverb
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正直者がバカを見る 【しょうじきものがばかをみる】
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でくいう 出る杭は打たれる
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1. the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished​Proverb, See also 出る釘は打たれる
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2. tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked​Proverb, See also 出る釘は打たれる
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とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう 捕らぬ狸の皮算用
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1. counting one's chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught​Idiomatic expression
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取らぬ狸の皮算用 【とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう】、獲らぬ狸の皮算用 【とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう】
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あくじせんりはし 悪事千里を走る
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1. bad news travels quickly​Proverb, See also 悪事千里
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てんせきこけしょう 転石苔を生ぜず
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1. a rolling stone gathers no moss​Proverb
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きゅうちょうふところいりょうしころ 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
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1. even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter​Proverb
  • いけすかない
  • ボス
  • だ
  • けど
    • 、
  • しごと仕事の
  • なや悩み
  • を
  • そうだん相談
  • したら
  • あんがい案外
    • 、
  • きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころ窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず
    • 、
  • てな
  • ことになる
  • かも
  • ね
    • 。
The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
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いはかいな 入るを量りて出ずるを為す
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1. consider your income before spending​Proverb
  • もっと
  • けいひ経費
  • を
  • おさ抑えろ
  • よ
    • 。
  • いるをはかりていずるをな入るを量りて出ずるを為す
    • 、
  • と
  • いう
  • こと
  • を
  • し知らん
  • の
  • か
  • ね
    • 。
We have to cut business expenses here. Haven't you ever heard of looking at how much you're getting before you start spending?
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うそほうべん 嘘も方便
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1. the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie​Proverb
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うそも方便 【うそもほうべん】
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じじつしょうせつき 事実は小説より奇なり
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1. 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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だいしょうか 大は小を兼ねる
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1. the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small​Proverb
  • ちょっと
  • おお大きい
  • けど
    • 、
  • この
  • ふうとう封筒
  • で
  • いい
  • や
    • 。
  • だいはしょうをか大は小を兼ねる
  • って
  • い言う
  • し
    • 。
It might be a bit big but this envelope will do just fine. It's better to be too big than too small.
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こけついこじえ 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず
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1. 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児を得ず 【こけつにいらずんばこじをえず】、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】
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