expression:

• if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...

expression:

• greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you - proverb

expression / noun:

• that's the way it is; such is life

expression:

• it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

expression:

• a person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed - idiom

expression:

• it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order - proverb ➜ 跡を濁す【あとをにごす】

expression:

• it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order - proverb ➜ 跡を濁す【あとをにごす】・立つ鳥跡を濁さず

expression:

• it is difficult to say which of the two is better

expression:

• a born fool is never cured; there is no medicine for fools [literal] - proverb

expression:

• knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage - proverb

expression:

• life is but a dream; this too shall pass; everything is transient - proverb ➜ 浮世

expression:

• to study and not think is a waste; learning without thinking is useless - from The Analects of Confucius - proverb

expression:

• poverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune - proverb

expression:

• money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; even in hell, the extent of one's suffering is determined by money [literal] - proverb

expression:

• I am content with what I am (have); Rich is the person who is content with what he is - four character idiom

expression:

• prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling [literal] - proverb

expression:

• it is easier to do something than worry about it; the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face; fear overruns the danger; an attempt is sometimes easier than expected; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it [literal] - proverb

expression:

• rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame [literal] - proverb ➜ 据え膳【すえぜん】

expression:

• this is why; this means; it is the case that

expression:

• The world is covered in darkness; All is plunged into darkness - four character idiom

expression:

• The consensus of opinion is that ...; It is widely agreed (admitted) that ... - four character idiom

expression:

• there is no place like home; home is sweet to an exile - proverb

expression:

• what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb - proverb

noun:

• appetite
• distinction between what is thought and what is said

expression:

• though the woman is weak, the mother is strong - proverb