List: proverb
Simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience.
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- (the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished
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- those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land
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- blessed are the peacemakers, one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator
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- having completely different natures and being incompatible with each other, like oil and water, ice and (charcoal) fire cannot coexist
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- one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study, one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use, one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- avarice brings doom upon oneself, grasp all, lose all, the greedy hawk-eagle splits in half (when trying to catch two boars at once)
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to wait for a good opportunity, to come down on the right side of the fence, to see which way the cat jumps, to wait and see at Horagatoge
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- filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents)
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- a broken relationship can never be repaired, a divorced couple are never reconciled, a broken mirror will never shine again
proverb rare term expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own, a sunken place will collect water
- someone in bad circumstances will continue to accumulate difficulties