Proverbs
Results: 91–100 of 110
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ころばぬさきのつえ
(Korobanu saki no tsue)
Better safe than sorry / Look before you leap
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おににかなぼう
(Oni ni kanabou)
Adding fuel to the fire / To make a strong person even stronger
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なきっつらにはち
(Nakittsura ni hachi)
When it rains, it pours / Misfortunes never come singly
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つるのひとこえ
(Tsuru no hitokoe)
The final word / A word from the top settles everything
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いのなかのかわずたいかいをしらず
(I no naka no kawazu taikai wo shirazu)
A frog in a well knows nothing of the sea / Narrow-minded
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けんえんのなか
(Ken'en no naka)
Fight like cats and dogs / Be at loggerheads
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うまのみみにねんぶつ
(Uma no mimi ni nenbutsu)
Casting pearls before swine / Preaching to deaf ears