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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; reading the nenbutsu 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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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てんもうかいかいそも 天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず
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1. heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes​Proverb
  • てんもうかいかいそにしても天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず
  • の
  • ことば言葉
  • とおり
    • 、
  • てんばつてきめん天罰てき面
  • だ
    • 。
  • They say fate will catch up with you. That was God's way of punishing him.
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いはな 言わぬが花
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1. some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden​Proverb
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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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きゅうつう 窮すれば通ず
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1. 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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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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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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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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