List: proverb
Simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience.
proverb expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- the greater embraces the less, better too big than too small
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- where there is a will, there is a way
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- better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth, don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are, refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty
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- When in Rome, do as the Romans do
search-only kanji form proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- a burnt child dreads the fire, once bitten twice shy, to become overcautious from a bad experience
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- like begets like, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, eggplants don't grow on gourd vines
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- nothing ventured, nothing gained, you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
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- a rolling stone gathers no moss
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- there is a suitable spouse for everyone, every Jack has his Jill, a mended lid for a cracked pot
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- enjoying a long life is a matter for congratulation, cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years