Words — 48 found
じょうずてみずも
上手の手から水が漏れる
1. anyone can make a mistake; even Homer nodsProverb
かっぱかわなが
河童の川流れ
1. anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nodsProverb
かっぱの川流れ 【かっぱのかわながれ】
こうぼうふであやま
弘法も筆の誤り
1. anyone can make a mistake; Homer sometimes nods; even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakesProverb
ちしゃせんりょいっしつ
知者も千慮に一失
1. anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nodsProverb
こうぼうふであやま
弘法にも筆の誤り
1. anyone can make a mistake; Homer sometimes nods; even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakesProverb
たごんむよう
他言無用
1. not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the wordYojijukugo (four character compound)
ひとな
人並みに
1. like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
人並に 【ひとなみに】
ぶたきのぼ
豚もおだてりゃ木に登る
1. flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; even a pig will climb up a tree if flatteredProverb
豚も煽てりゃ木に登る 【ぶたもおだてりゃきにのぼる】、ブタもおだてりゃ木に登る 【ブタもおだてりゃきにのぼる】
さんにんゆかならわしあ
三人行けば必ず我が師有り
1. something can be learned from anyone; if three walk together, I'll have a teacherProverb, from the Analects of Confucius
３人行けば必ず我が師あり 【さんにんゆけばかならずわがしあり】
たけこ
竹の子にょっき
1. takenoko nyokki; group game in which players put their hands together and try to raise them while saying "nyokki" without speaking over anyone else until only one player (the loser) remainsUsually written using kana alone
たけのこニョッキ
さるきお
猿も木から落ちる
1. even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nodsProverb
ぜんにゅう
全入
1. unrestricted admission (to a school); taking all applicants; accepting anyone who applies; universal admission (to universities)abbr. of 全員入学, 全員入園
あすはわがみ
明日は我が身
1. what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyoneProverb, See also 今日は人の身明日は我が身
かみし
神のみぞ知る
1. God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knowsProverb