Proverbs

Type: Proverb
Results: 41–50 of 110
Voice sample:
はらはちぶんめにいしゃいらず (hara hachibunme ni isha irazu)

Moderation is the key to health

Voice sample:
ほとけのかおもさんどまで (hotoke no kao mo sando made)

Even patience has limits

Voice sample:
くちはわざわいのもと (kuchi wa wazawai no moto)

Loose lips sink ships

Voice sample:
かわいいこにはたびをさせよ (kawaii ko ni wa tabi o saseyo)

Spare the rod and spoil the child (in the sense of discipline/independence)

Voice sample:
えんのしたのちからもち (en no shita no chikaramochi)

The unsung hero

Voice sample:
しっぱいはせいこうのもと (shippai wa seikō no moto)

Failure is the mother of success

Voice sample:
かべにみみありしょうじにめあり (kabe ni mimi ari shōji ni me ari)

Walls have ears

Voice sample:
はやおきはさんもんのとく (hayaoki wa sanmon no toku)

The early bird catches the worm

Voice sample:
にどあることはさんどある (nido aru koto wa sando aru)

Things happen in threes

Voice sample:
めからうろこがおちる (me kara uroko ga ochiru)

A light bulb moment