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昔から言い伝えられてきた、教訓や真理を短く言い表した言葉です。
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- 余り物には福があるあまりものにはふくがあるdon't despair because you're the last to take your pick, you can find treasures in leftovers, one man's trash is another's treasure
- 恋に上下の隔てなしこいにじょうげのへだてなしlove makes people equal, love is a leveler, love is blind
- 塵ツモちりつもmany a little makes a mickle, every little helps
- 叩けば埃が出るたたけばほこりがでるscratch the surface and you will find dirt, look close enough and you will find the flaws
- 内裸でも外錦うちはだかでもそとにしきwe must keep up appearances to go through the world
- 世間は張り物せけんははりものeveryone is putting on appearances, society is all show
- 玉磨かざれば光なしたまみがかざればひかりなしsuccess does not come from talent alone
- 武士は相身互いぶしはあいみたがいfellow soldiers rely on one another, people in the same situation should help each other
- 煽てと畚には乗り易いおだてともっこにはのりやすいit's dangerous to fall for flattery
- 人はパンのみにて生くるにあらずひとはパンのみにていくるにあらずman shall not live by bread alone
- これもまた過ぎ去るこれもまたすぎさるthis too shall pass
- 止まない雨はないやまないあめはないafter rain comes sunshine, this too shall pass
- 勝ちに不思議の勝ちあり、負けに不思議の負けなしかちにふしぎのかちあり、まけにふしぎのまけなしthere may be mysterious wins, but there are no mysterious losses, luck may explain victory, but never defeat
- 負けに不思議の負けなしまけにふしぎのまけなしthere are no mysterious losses, defeat always has a reason
- 春に３日の晴れ間なしはるにみっかのはれまなしgood weather never lasts for three days in spring
- 据え膳食わぬすえぜんくわぬit is shameful to reject the advances of a woman, shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation
- 喧嘩するほど仲がいいけんかするほどなかがいいthe more (people) fight, the closer they are, those who quarrel most are often the best of friends
- 明日やろうは馬鹿野郎あしたやろうはばかやろうnever put off until tomorrow what you can do today
- ある所にはあるあるところにはあるthose who have it (esp. wealth) have it, it does exist (somewhere), there are places where you can find it
- 言ったもん勝ちいったもんがちthe person who speaks up wins, the one who states their opinion first has the advantage
- 急いては事をせいてはことをhaste makes waste
- 灰吹きから蛇が出るはいふきからじゃがでるunexpected things can come from unexpected places, small things can lead to unexpectedly large consequences
- 牛の歩みも千里うしのあゆみもせんりslow and steady wins the race, little by little, one goes far, consistency is key
- 虎穴に入らずんばこけつにいらずんばnothing ventured, nothing gained
- 背に腹せにはらyou can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
- 卵を割らずにオムレツは作れないたまごをわらずにオムレツはつくれないyou can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
- 雌鳥歌えば家滅ぶめんどりうたえばいえほろぶwomen should not rule over men, it is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock, a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men
- 旅は道連れたびはみちづれhaving a companion makes the journey easier, travel is better with company
- 雀百まですずめひゃくまでwhat is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
- 外面如菩薩内心如夜叉げめんにょぼさつないしんにょやしゃlooking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside
- 王様の耳はロバの耳おうさまのみみはろばのみみthe truth always comes out, you can't sweep it under the rug forever, a secret is too heavy to hold
- 人の恋路を邪魔する奴は馬に蹴られて死んじまえひとのこいじをじゃまするやつはうまにけられてしんじまえone will inevitably suffer the consequences for interfering in a couple's relationship
- 外面似菩薩内心如夜叉げめんじぼさつないしんにょやしゃlooking gentle and beautiful like a bodhisattva on the outside but, being wicked and frightening like a demon on the inside
- 一犬虚に吠ゆれば万犬実を伝ういっけんきょにほゆればばんけんじつをつたうone dog barks at a shadow, and a hundred bark at the sound, it takes one person to start a rumor for the masses to tell it as the truth, gossip travels faster than the truth