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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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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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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