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あくにんたたみうえし
悪人は畳の上では死ねない
1. a bad person does not deserve to die in his own bedProverb
ひげじまんうち
卑下も自慢の中
1. taking pride in one's humility is a form of bragging; he that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted; too much humility is prideProverb
卑下も自慢のうち 【ひげもじまんのうち】、卑下も自慢の内 【ひげもじまんのうち】
はなどろぼうつみ
花泥棒は罪にならない
1. it is no crime to steal flowersProverb, said to justify picking flowers from others' gardens, parks, etc.
ようじんこ
用心に越したことはない
1. you can never be too carefulProverb
用心に越した事は無い 【ようじんにこしたことはない】
ももくりさんねんかきはちねん
桃栗三年柿八年
1. it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eightProverb
さんしょうこつぶから
山椒は小粒でもぴりりと辛い
1. size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingleProverb
おのれほっところひとほどこなか
己の欲せざる所は人に施す勿れ
1. do not do unto others what you would not have done unto youProverb, from the Analects of Confucius
己の欲せざる所は人に施すなかれ 【おのれのほっせざるところはひとにほどこすなかれ】
かいけいはじ
会稽の恥
1. humiliation of defeat in battle; past humiliation by others; shame of an unendurable disgraceIdiomatic expression, See also 会稽の恥を雪ぐ かいけいのはじをすすぐ
さいおううま
塞翁が馬
1. the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fateProverb, See also 人間万事塞翁が馬
みめこころ
見目より心
1. a gentle spirit is more important than looks; handsome is as handsome doesProverb
いってんいっかく
一点一画もおろそかにしない
1. always dot the i's and cross the t's; don't neglect the slightest detail; be punctiliousProverb
つきよばん
月夜の晩ばかりじゃない
1. you better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!Proverb
ころお
転んでもただでは起きない
1. all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profitProverb
転んでも只では起きない 【ころんでもただではおきない】
よあまえいちばんくら
夜明け前が一番暗い
1. it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawnProverb
なこじとうか
泣く子と地頭には勝てない
1. you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City HallProverb
ころお
転んでもただは起きない
1. all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profitProverb, See also 転んでもただでは起きない
転んでも只は起きない 【ころんでもただはおきない】