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• condemn the offense, but not the offender; detest the sin, but weep for the sinner - proverb ➜ 罪を憎んで人を憎まず【つみをにくんでひとをにくまず】

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• if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming - traditional belief - obscure term - proverb

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• if a cat washes its face, rain is coming - traditional belief - proverb

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• if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain - traditional belief - proverb

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• one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full; full stomach, sleepy head; when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droops [literal] - proverb

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• if you visit the toilet while travelling, you will get behind your fellow travelers; one chou for a piss, one ri for a shit [literal] - archaism - proverb ➜ 里【り】・町

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• honey is sweet, but the bee stings; I would like to taste fugu, but I value my life [literal]; hesitating from doing something because of fear of consequences - proverb ➜ フグ

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• flies are attracted to foul smells; ruffians flock together - proverb

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• it's hard to notice one's own faults; one does not notice one's own body odour [literal] - proverb

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• when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs - proverb

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• start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps - proverb
• he who first suggests it should be the first to do it - proverb

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• you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason (e.g. a crying child or a violent lord); you can't fight City Hall - proverb

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• taking pride in one's humility is a form of bragging; he that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted; too much humility is pride - proverb

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• know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles - proverb ➜ 敵を知り己を知れば百戦危うからず

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• condemn the offense, but not the offender - proverb ➜ その罪を憎んでその人を憎まず

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• better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know - proverb

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• see Nikko and die; don't say "wonderful" until you've seen Nikko [literal] - proverb ➜ 日光を見ずして結構と言うなかれ

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• when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy - proverb

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• a single mistake can ruin all one's hard work; one blunder can render useless a long period of effort; one fart in a hundred days' sermons [literal] - proverb

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• a meeting by chance is preordained - proverb ➜ 袖振り合うも他生の縁

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• a moment of time in a spring evening is worth a thousand pieces of gold - proverb ➜ 春宵一刻

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• one can give a plausible argument for anything - proverb

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• even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots [literal] - proverb ➜ 下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる

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• even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots [literal] - proverb ➜ 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

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• we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo - proverb