Proverbs

Words JMdict marks as Proverbs.

938 words.

時は金なり (ときはかねなり) time is money
言わぬが花 (いわぬがはな) some things are better left unsaid
馬子にも衣装 (まごにもいしょう) anybody can look good with the right clothes
転ばぬ先の杖 (ころばぬさきのつえ) prevention is better than cure
必要は発明の母 (ひつようははつめいのはは) necessity is the mother of invention
亀の甲より年の功 (かめのこうよりとしのこう) the older, the wiser
色気より食い気 (いろけよりくいけ) fair words fill not the belly
短気は損気 (たんきはそんき) haste makes waste
馬鹿の一つ覚え (ばかのひとつおぼえ) one who knows little often repeats it
春眠暁を覚えず (しゅんみんあかつきをおぼえず) in spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn
チリツモ many a little makes a mickle
鉄は熱いうちに打て (てつはあついうちにうて) strike while the iron is hot
果報は寝て待て (かほうはねてまて) good things come to those who wait
弱り目に祟り目 (よわりめにたたりめ) misfortunes never come singly
壁に耳あり (かべにみみあり) walls have ears
案ずるより産むが易し (あんずるよりうむがやすし) it is easier to do something than worry about it
あばたもえくぼ love is blind
あの声で蜥蜴食らうか時鳥 (あのこえでとかげくらうかほととぎす) don't judge a book by its cover
勝てば官軍 (かてばかんぐん) might is right
病は気から (やまいはきから) sickness and health start with the mind
餅は餅屋 (もちはもちや) every man knows his own business best
善は急げ (ぜんはいそげ) move with haste (when you have no doubts)
類は友を呼ぶ (るいはともをよぶ) birds of a feather flock together
大は小を兼ねる (だいはしょうをかねる) the greater embraces the less
物は言いよう (ものはいいよう) smooth words make smooth ways
君子危うきに近寄らず (くんしあやうきにちかよらず) a wise man keeps away from danger
神のみぞ知る (かみのみぞしる) God only knows
塞翁が馬 (さいおうがうま) the future is unpredictable
シンプルイズベスト simple is best
三度目の正直 (さんどめのしょうじき) third time lucky
犬も歩けば棒に当たる (いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる) bad things happen to those who attempt things
光陰矢のごとし (こういんやのごとし) time flies like an arrow
失敗は成功のもと (しっぱいはせいこうのもと) failure teaches success
地震雷火事親父 (じしんかみなりかじおやじ) things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
悪貨は良貨を駆逐する (あっかはりょうかをくちくする) when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives out good money (Gresham's Law)
子は鎹 (こはかすがい) children are a bond between husband and wife
後悔先に立たず (こうかいさきにたたず) it is no use crying over spilt milk
初心忘るべからず (しょしんわするべからず) we were all beginners once
二度あることは三度ある (にどあることはさんどある) what happens twice will happen thrice
為せば成る (なせばなる) if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
隣の芝生は青い (となりのしばふはあおい) the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
先ず隗より始めよ (まずかいよりはじめよ) start with the first step
井の中の蛙、大海を知らず (いのなかのかわず、たいかいをしらず) the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
一姫二太郎 (いちひめにたろう) it's good to have a girl first and then a boy
雨降って地固まる (あめふってじかたまる) adversity strengthens the foundations
猿も木から落ちる (さるもきからおちる) even monkeys fall from trees
蛙の子は蛙 (かえるのこはかえる) like father, like son
甘言は偶人を喜ばす (かんげんはぐうじんをよろこばす) sweet words only please a fool
急がば回れ (いそがばまわれ) more haste, less speed
郷に入っては郷に従え (ごうにいってはごうにしたがえ) when in Rome, do as the Romans do

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