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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 痘痕も靨
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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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痘痕もえくぼ 【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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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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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've 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】、とらぬ狸の皮算用 【とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう】、捕らぬタヌキの皮算用 【とらぬタヌキのかわざんよう】、取らぬタヌキの皮算用 【とらぬタヌキのかわざんよう】、獲らぬタヌキの皮算用 【とらぬタヌキのかわざんよう】、とらぬタヌキの皮算用 【とらぬタヌキのかわざんよう】
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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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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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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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こいもうもく 恋は盲目
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1. love is blind​Proverb, See also 痘痕も靨, from the English saying
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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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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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きゅうそねこか 窮鼠猫を噛む
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1. a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous​Proverb
    「
  • そんなに
  • な舐められた
  • あいて相手
  • じゃない
  • けど
  • なぁ
    • ・・・」「
  • そうだ
  • よ
    • 、
  • きゅうそねこをか窮鼠猫を噛む
  • って
  • い言う
  • じゃない
  • か
    • 」
  • "I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?"
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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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