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弘法にも筆の誤り【こうぼうにもふでのあやまりkoubounimofudenoayamari】

expression:

  • Homer sometimes nods; even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes [literal] - proverb
盲蛇に怖じず【めくらへびにおじずmekurahebiniojizu】

expression:

  • fools rush in where angels fear to tread; the blind don't fear snakes [literal] - sensitive - proverb
天才と狂人は紙一重【てんさいときょうじんはかみひとえtensaitokyoujinhakamihitoe】

expression:

  • there's but a fine line between genius and insanity - proverb
群盲象を撫でる【ぐんもうぞうをなでるgunmouzouwonaderu】

expression:

  • the mediocre have no right to criticize the great - sensitive - proverb
群盲象を評す【ぐんもうぞうをひょうすgunmouzouwohyousu】

expression:

親の心子知らず【おやのこころこしらずoyanokokorokoshirazu】

expression:

  • there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents - proverb
負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る【おうたこにおしえられてあさせをわたるoutakonioshierareteasasewowataru】

expression:

  • a fool may give a wise man counsel - proverb
おぼれる者はわらをもつかむ【おぼれるものはわらをもつかむoborerumonohawarawomotsukamu】おぼれる者は藁をもつかむ・溺れる者は藁をも掴む

expression:

  • a drowning man will catch at a straw - proverb
勝って兜の緒を締めよ【かってかぶとのおをしめよkattekabutonoowoshimeyo】

expression:

  • don't let your guard down even after a victory - proverb
瓜田に履を納れず【かでんにくつをいれずkadennikutsuwoirezu】

expression:

  • avoid compromising situations - proverb
かわいい子には旅をさせよ【かわいいこにはたびをさせよkawaiikonihatabiwosaseyo】可愛い子には旅をさせよ

expression:

  • spare the rod and spoil the child; if you love your children, send them out into the world [literal] - proverb
木に縁りて魚を求む【きによりてうおをもとむkiniyoriteuowomotomu】

expression:

  • to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree [literal] - from Mencius - proverb
窮鼠猫を噛む【きゅうそねこをかむkyuusonekowokamu】

expression:

  • a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous - proverb
窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず【きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもこれをころさずkyuuchoufutokoroniirebaryoushimokorewokorosazu】

expression:

  • even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter - proverb
窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず【きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさずkyuuchoufutokoroniirebaryoushimokorosazu】

expression:

  • even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter - proverb
奢る平家久しからず【おごるへいけひさしからずogoruheikehisashikarazu】驕る平家久しからず・おごる平家久しからず

expression:

  • pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long [literal] - proverb
敵を欺くにはまず味方から【てきをあざむくにはまずみかたからtekiwoazamukunihamazumikatakara】

expression:

  • in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies - proverb
盗人猛々しい【ぬすっとたけだけしいnusuttotakedakeshii・ぬすびとたけだけしいnusubitotakedakeshii・ぬすとたけだけしいnusutotakedakeshii】盗っ人猛々しい・盗っ人たけだけしい【ぬすっとたけだけしいnusuttotakedakeshii】盗人猛猛しい【ぬすっとたけだけしいnusuttotakedakeshii・ぬすびとたけだけしいnusubitotakedakeshii・ぬすとたけだけしいnusutotakedakeshii】

expression:

  • the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong - proverb
入るを量りて出ずるを為す【いるをはかりていずるをなすiruwohakariteizuruwonasu】

expression:

  • consider your income before spending - proverb
過ちては則ち改むるに憚ること勿れ【あやまちてはすなわちあらたむるにはばかることなかれayamachitehasunawachiaratamurunihabakarukotonakare】

expression:

  • do not delay in making amends for your wrongs - proverb
継続は力なり【けいぞくはちからなりkeizokuhachikaranari】

expression:

  • persevering through something difficult makes one stronger; whatever doesn't kill us only makes us stronger; slow but steady wins the race - proverb
早起きは三文の徳【はやおきはさんもんのとくhayaokihasanmonnotoku】早起きは三文の得

expression:

  • the early bird gets the worm - proverb
雉も鳴かずば撃たれまい【きじもなかずばうたれまいkijimonakazubautaremai】

expression:

  • avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries [literal] - proverb
金は天下の回り物【かねはてんかのまわりものkanehatenkanomawarimono】金は天下の回りもの

expression:

  • money comes and goes; money goes around and around - proverb
腐っても鯛【くさってもたいkusattemotai】

expression:

  • a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream [literal] - proverb

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