Japanese Proverbs

Type: Proverb
Results: 21–30 of 34
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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

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あめふってじかたまる (Ame futte ji katamaru)

After a storm comes a calm / Adversity builds character

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とうだいもとくらし (Toudai moto kurashi)

It's darkest under the lamp post / We often overlook what's right under our noses

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さんにんよればもんじゅのちえ (Sannin yoreba Monju no chie)

Two (or three) heads are better than one

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こけつにいらずんばこじをえず (Koketsu ni irazunba koji wo ezu)

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

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はなよりだんご (Hana yori dango)

Substance over style / Bread is better than the song of birds

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ななころびやおき (Nana korobi ya oki)

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again / Fall down seven times, get up eight