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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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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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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
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  • 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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時は金也 【ときはかねなり】、時は金成り 【ときはかねなり】
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時は金成り: Irregular kanji usage.
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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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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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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 doesn't pay; life is unfair​Proverb
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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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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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どうびょうあいあわ 同病相憐れむ
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1. fellow sufferers pity each other​Proverb, See also 相憐れむ
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同病相哀れむ 【どうびょうあいあわれむ】
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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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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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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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ふくすいぼんかえ 覆水盆に返らず
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1. what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; spilt water won't go back into its tray​Proverb
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覆水盆に帰らず 【ふくすいぼんにかえらず】
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覆水盆に帰らず: Irregular kanji usage.
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こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん 巧言令色鮮し仁
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1. those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion​Proverb, See also 巧言令色, from the Analects of Confucius
  • あいつ
  • は
  • くち口ばかり
  • で
    • 、
  • せいい誠意
  • が
  • ない
  • ね
    • 。
  • こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん巧言令色少なし仁
  • とは
  • よく
  • いった
  • もん
  • だ
    • 。
They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.
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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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