List: proverb
Simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience.
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- man proposes, God disposes, do your best and leave the rest to providence, man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
search-only kanji form usually written using kana alone proverb expression
- love is blind, (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
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- empty vessels make the most sound, the meowing cat does not catch the mouse
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- Homer sometimes nods, even Kลbล Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes
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- fools rush in where angels fear to tread, the blind don't fear snakes
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- there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
sensitive proverb expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- the mediocre have no right to criticize the great
proverb sensitive expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- the mediocre cannot understand the great
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- children do not know how dear they are to their parents (and therefore act selfishly)
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- you can't give (use) what you don't have, nothing comes from nothing, you can't shake sleeves you don't have