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 eyes are the windows to the soul, the eye is the lamp of the body
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- the eyes are the windows to the soul, the eye is the lamp of the body, the eyes are the mirror of the heart
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- buy nice or buy twice, you get what you pay for, cheap goods are (ultimately) expensive goods
proverb expression nidan verb (archaic) nidan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- be moderate with your mouth, sickness enters through the mouth, calamities come out of the mouth
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- poor households have many children
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- poor households have many children
search-only kanji form proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- nature itself is a good mother, even without parents, children grow up
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- natural state, being unspoilt by human touch, willows are green, flowers are crimson
- spring is beautiful
- things are different by nature, all things have their characteristics
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- money speaks louder than words, money is better than (empty) words, yen bills over salutations
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- a starved dog does not fear the rod