List: proverb
Simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience.
proverb expression
- one's debt to one's parents is best repaid by giving them grandchildren
search-only kanji form proverb expression
- even siblings turn into strangers
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- a merchant claims to suffer losses but eventually amasses a fortune
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- spouses are mirror images of each other
proverb expression noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- you can't control what people say, you can't stop rumours (rumors)
proverb expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- greatness is comparative, there is always someone better than you, there is always a bigger fish
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- you only live once
proverb rare term expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- don't despair because you're the last to take your pick, you can find treasures in leftovers, one man's trash is another's treasure