Hello dear readers! We continue to gain wisdom through Japanese proverbs and sayings. Today we will analyze Japanese proverbs about love and relationships.
愛してその悪を知り、憎みてその善を知る (aishite sono aku wo shiri nikumite sono zen wo shiru) - “Loving, know and vices, hating, know and good.” The meaning conveyed by this proverb: “When you love someone, you must certainly see and acknowledge all the flaws and shortcomings of your partner. And when you hate someone, you still need to be able to find something good in a person, something for which you can respect him. In reality, of course, it is difficult to always follow this rule, but you should at least try.
会うは別れの始め (au wa wakare no hajime) - “Meeting is the beginning of parting” In this world, almost everything has a limit, has an end and a beginning. The countdown begins from the moment you meet someone, extreme point which there will be separation. And this will not necessarily happen through the fault of one of these two people; many things are possible: force majeure circumstances, death, accident and much more.
愛は憎しみの始めなり (ai wa nukushimi no hajime nari) - “Love will be the beginning of hatred.” The Japanese version of our proverb: “From love to hate there is one step.” And indeed the line between love and hate is sometimes very thin. Sometimes just one word or a rash act is enough to nullify everything that has been built over the years.
恋に師匠なし (koi ni shishou nashi) – No one teaches love (literally “In love there are no teachers”) Love and falling in love arise naturally in a person and do not need teachers for this.
恋の道には女が賢しい (koi ni wa onnna ga sakashii) – A woman is more intelligent in love front(literally: “On the path of love, a woman is more intelligent”) A woman was created to bring love and comfort into this world and that is why she is more skillful in matters of love than men. She better understands how to improve the atmosphere in the family, as well as how to smooth out differences.
Japanese
1. An eggplant will not grow on a melon stem.
2. Spoiling a child is the same as abandoning him.
3. Trouble does not come alone
4. No polishing and the diamond does not shine
5. The slacker is talkative
6. Take an umbrella before you get wet
7. More useless than writing numbers on flowing water
8. Useless as a lantern during the day
9. Heartless children father's house they criticize
10. Remember gratitude no less than resentment.
11. The shine of gold is brighter than the shine of Buddha
12. Close to a smart person, children read without studying
13. Close in spirit are drawn to each other
14. Don’t cut off a flea’s head with an ax
15. God lives in an honest heart
16. Ill-gotten wealth and nobility disappear like a cloud.
17. A rich man is like an ashtray: the fuller, the dirtier
18. Skill is more important than strength
19. Great luck will cause a lot of minor troubles
20. You can’t live more than one life
21. Big misfortunes come from small reasons
22. Great talent matures late
23. Great actor- large and stage
24. Brothers quarrel among themselves, but defend themselves from strangers
25. Do not cross a ford following the instructions of a baby being carried on his back.
26. Abandon the Buddhas, don’t worry about the gods
27. I blinded Buddha, but forgot to breathe my soul
28. If you sleep in a boat with the sails spread, you won’t see the shore
29. If there was faith, there would be gods
30. In big things minor flaws don't think about it
31. In a village without birds and bat- bird
32. At ten years old - a prodigy, at twenty - talent, and at thirty - mediocrity
33. Happiness comes to a house where there is laughter.
34. In a fight, both sides are to blame
35. In friendship, also know when to stop.
36. There are seven failures and seven successes in life
37. Everything in life is changeable
38. Medicine in excess is poison
39. B beautiful dress and the groom is good
40. In rags, even a courtier will be mistaken for a beggar; in silks, even a groom will pass for a prince.
41. There are no changes in people
42. Waves are louder in shallow waters
43. There are no shortcuts to science
44. Ignorance is bliss
45. A thief is not given keys to keep.
46. Defeat is the key to victory
47. In the dark, dog droppings don’t get dirty
48. In joy there is a seed of sorrow, in sorrow there is a seed of joy
49. B different places their customs
50. In case of victory - the government army, in case of defeat - the rebel one
51. In an argument, the one who shouts the loudest wins.
52. In fear, even the devil will appear
53. Do not interfere in a marital quarrel
54. It is difficult for the mind to function in the body of a giant
55.V difficult moment you don't know either the parents or the children
56. No arrow is shot into a smiling face
57. A monkey is beautiful in a good dress
58. It’s important to start
59. They don’t spit up
60. Great self-interest seems to be selflessness
61. Great talents mature slowly
62. A faithful vassal does not serve two masters
63. Fun taken to extremes gives rise to sorrow
64. Branches that provide coolness are not cut down
65. The wind and the cherry blossom cannot be good friends
66. A branch is not more perfect than a tree
67. A drunkard in the evening is a lazy man in the morning
68. Things are like their owners
69. The item for sale is decorated with flowers
70. Looks like a goddess, but at heart is a witch
71. Seeing someone else’s shortcomings, correct yours
72. The owner of the golden mountain is also greedy
73. To a lover, the road of a thousand ri seems short
74. First - care, then - medicine
75. In times of peace, do not forget about the danger of war
76. During a fire there is no time to warm your hands
77. Water takes the form of a vessel, and a man gets it from his friends
78. You can’t put out a fire with water from afar
79. And the wise man makes mistakes
80. The age of a man is his spirit, the age of a woman is her face
81. Devils always hover around good deeds
82. An ox clings to an ox, and a horse clings to a horse
83. Will will pass through a rock
84. A crow imitating a cormorant will drown
85. Upbringing is more important than origin
86. Fighters are not lent to the enemy
87. No outpost can stop time
88. Time waits for no man
89. It all starts with one
90. Everything that blooms will inevitably fade
91. The Universe is a temporary refuge for all things
92. I lost my temper and ruined the business
93. Meet Buddha in hell
94. Meeting is the beginning of separation
95. Every thing has its time
96. Yesterday deep water, today shallow water
97. I fed the dog, and he bit
98. A horse's endurance is learned on the road, a person's character is learned over time.
99. Straightened the bull's horns and twisted his neck
100. Tall trees are more likely to be broken by the wind
101. Arrogant people do not prosper for long
102. The fortuneteller does not know his fate
103. Where stupidity reigns, reason is forced to hide
104. Where there is sorrow, there is joy
105. Where there is good, there is evil
106. Where might is right, right is powerless
107. Where there is happiness, there are many devils
108. It is better for the general of a defeated army not to talk about battles
109. You can’t line up heroes in a row
110. The wind will not break a flexible willow
111. Eyes are as eloquent as lips
112. The one who eats fugu fish soup (poisonous fish) is stupid, and the one who doesn’t eat it is also stupid.
113. Your anger is your enemy
114. Rot the tree while it's young
115. Easy to say, hard to do
116. Talking about the future is making the mice under the floor laugh
117. Talk about a needle like a club
118. Hungry dog not afraid of sticks
119. It’s not difficult to prepare food for a hungry person
120. A hungry tiger is not tasked with guarding a pig.
121. When chasing a deer, you don’t notice the mountains
122. Pride leads to defeat, but modesty is rewarded
123. Grief, like a torn dress, should be left at home
124. The master is a boat, and the servants are water: water holds the boat on itself, but can also capsize
125. States perish, but mountains and rivers remain
126. Even a greyhound in old age is no better than a nag
127. Even from skillful hands water leaks
128. Even between close friends there should be distance
129. Even to be a thief you need to study for ten years
130. Even the excellent is surpassed
131. Even parents and children are strangers in money matters
132. Even when suffering from thirst, do not drink secretly from someone else’s source.
133. Even a fool can have talent
134. Even the devil is good at eighteen years old
135. They give in order to receive
136. There are no two truths
137. The day on which I conceived is a happy day
138. Money and parents and children will quarrel
139. Trees are planted by ancestors, and their descendants use their shade
140. Fighting sparrows are not afraid of humans
141. Children of celebrities are rarely famous
142. Buy cheap - lose money
143. Good fame came out of the gate, but bad fame has already run for a thousand years
144. Good is the reverse side of evil
145. Argument is stronger than violence
146. Negotiate the price for an uncaught badger
147. A house with strong foundations will never fall into decay
148. At home he is brave, but among strangers he is a coward
149. Dragon and tiger do not get along together
150. Firewood is not used to extinguish fire.
151. A friend in need is a true friend
152. A fool is strong in hindsight
153. No medicine can cure a fool
154. Fools gather in crowds
155. A bad person tries to justify his mistake, a good one tries to correct it.
156. If people at the top have a conscience, the bottom will live in peace
157. If the seller’s compliments are skillful, then the product is bad
158. If you love your son, send him to travel
159. If you don’t care about the distant future, it will be bad in the near future
160. If you polish it, the tiles will become precious stone
161. An evil wife is like sixty years of crop failure
162. If you hit the dirt, the splashes will fall on you
163. If handled skillfully, both a fool and dull scissors can be useful
164. If you want to kill a commander, kill his horse first
165. He who thirsts for water does not choose
166. Pathetic apology after a blunder
167. The heat has passed - the shadow is forgotten
168. To desire a lot is to desire nothing
169. Wife and tatami, the newer the better
170. A woman wants to pass through a rock
171. Life experience is the father of wisdom, memory is its mother
172. You can’t live life if you don’t maneuver
173. Life is hard to live, but death is easy
174. Pride is hidden behind excessive modesty
175. Vouch for yourself, never for others.
176. For goes well bad, followed by good
177. Beyond this bottom there is another bottom
178. Worries are poison to health
179. Tomorrow the wind will blow tomorrow
180. A hunted bird crams itself into a man’s bosom
181. The ant decided to move Mount Fuji
182. Busy people don’t even get sick
183. Evil done to others will return to you
184. Famous things are not always as good as they say
185. He who knows does not speak, and he who speaks does not know
186. Both good and evil are in your heart
187. And to hell you can get used to it
188. And ants can destroy a dam
189. And pearls have scratches
190. And the hunter can fall into a trap
191. And a simple matter can be confused
192. And a rare guest gets bored on the third day
193. And the falcon flies, and the fly flies
194. And stupid parents have smart children
195. And the devil’s horns break
196. The player is bad, but loves to play
197. Make a profit from a loss
198. Excessive politeness turns into flattery
199. Treason is always covered up with fidelity
200. Sometimes death is mercy
201. Sometimes the devil cries
202. Sometimes running away means winning
203. Look for shellfish in a dry field
204. True knowledge not noticeable
205. And good swimmers drown
206. Everyone is more precious to themselves
207. Like water off a frog
208. Like a crowd of blind people feeling an elephant
209. As soon as the trouble is over, dress up
210. As is the master, so are the servants
211. Like father, like son
212. As are the poems, so is the song
213. The eve of the holiday is better than the holiday itself
214. Quality is more important than quantity
215. The brush is mightier than the sword
216. When a madman runs, sane people run after him
217. When they talk about the future, the devils laugh
218. When the coffin is closed, the deeds will be assessed
219. When a clam and a snipe fight, the fisherman wins
220. When you have money, the devil will serve
221. When your heart is light and your walk is light
222. When there are many helmsmen, the ship hits a reef
223. When you get drunk, you forget about thirst
224. If you drink poison, then to the bottom
225. Number makes devils strong
226. The ear ripens - it bows its head; a man gets rich - he lifts his head
227. Those who are not destined cannot be saved.
228. The end of chatter is the beginning of action
229. When money runs out, so does love.
230. Beauty is not accompanied by happiness
231. Crooked branch - crooked and shadow
232. Meekness often breaks strength
233. Large fish not found in swamps
234. Major betrayal is like devotion
235. He who is in power, God does not ask him
236. He who is stupid at forty years old will not become smart
237. Whoever is hungry, malt tastes good
238. He who goes ahead subjugates others
239. He who lies steals
240. He who makes excuses incriminates himself
241. He who drinks does not know about the dangers of wine, who does not drink does not know about its benefits
242. He who was born under the roar of cannonade is not afraid of gun salvos
243. He who has not obeyed himself cannot command
244. He who is too smart has no friends
245. He who is patient does not succumb to poverty
246. He who is in a hurry will not become a master
247. He who begs for three days will never get out of the habit.
248. He who feels shame also feels duty
249. The marten brags while the ferret is away
250. A merchant is an enemy to a merchant
251. What is bought is cheaper than what is given
252. What is easily found is easily lost
253. It’s easy to observe etiquette when you’re full
254. The goose flew in the tail, but took the lead
255. Extra thing- unnecessary worries
256. Let the boatman steer the boat
257. Lying is the first step to theft
258. The lotus grows in the swamp, and the white one
259. A horse is recognized by riding, a person by communication
260. It's better to be an enemy good man than a bad friend
261. Better a cake than a flower
262. Better fifty sen now than a hundred later
263. It is better to be broken by a precious stone than to survive as a tile
264. The best God is the one we worship
265. Love and hate are one
266. The love of a silent firefly is hotter than the love of a crackling cicada
267. You won’t be full of love
268. People are the same everywhere
269. People who talk a lot know little
270. I seem to people to be on horseback, but to myself I seem to be on foot.
271. People tend to bow before power
272. Jacks of all trades master no art deeply
273. Mastery is learned in comparison with mediocrity
274. Metal is tested by fire, man by wine.
275. The bag of desire has no bottom
276. Youth never comes twice
277. The sea is big because it doesn’t disdain small rivers
278. Sea robbers accuse mountain robbers of crimes
279. Takes revenge on the guy from Edo, and hits his grandfather in Nagasaki
280. The sage rejoices in the water
281. For every cauldron there is a lid
282. Rice with tea is good on an empty stomach
283. You can’t hang a door on every mouth
284. On the snow and even frost
285. No hand is raised to a dog wagging its tail.
286. A patched lid is also good for a cracked cauldron.
287. Forced relationships do not last long
288. Wearing a straw cloak does not extinguish a fire
289. You must be able to both speak and hear
290. A true warrior is one who has mercy
291. A bow that is drawn will weaken sooner or later
292. Start climbing up from below
293. If you don’t bend, you won’t straighten up
294. There is no need for someone who works all the time
295. Title is not important, upbringing is important
296. He who does not know is calm
297. Not all people are evil devils
298. Do not do evil - you will not be in eternal fear
299. Don’t trust a person who praises you
300. Do not detain the one leaving, do not drive away the one who has arrived.
301. Doesn't even know the first letter of the alphabet
302. Don’t pray, but work
303. A seed not sown will not sprout
304. Do not despise the enemy if he seems weak; don't be afraid of the enemy if he seems strong
305. Don’t make a decision after hearing only one side.
306. A non-drinker does not know how tasty water is after a hangover.
307. It’s not scary to retreat, it’s scary not to continue the fight
308. Don't judge people by their appearance
309. The sky is silent, people speak for it
310. You can't become an elder from the very beginning
311. Necessity is the mother of invention
312. Adversity will turn you into a gem
313. There is no enemy more dangerous than a fool
314. There are no children who are not like their parents
315. No illusions - no disappointments
316. There's no place like home
317. There is no light without shadow
318. There is no such difficult situation from which there would be no way out
319. Failure is the basis of success
320. Neither old nor young know when their time will come
321. The lower classes learn from the current government
322. Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow
323. No one trips while lying in bed
324. No one feels their own weight
325. Pour new wine into new bottles
326. The night traveler will not be delayed by the sunset
327. Need is upon you - eat the last seeds
328. I was needed - they turned me into a tiger, the need passed - they turned me into a mouse
329. Needed like a fan in winter
330. Needed like the hilt of a kitchen knife
331. Ask the sailors about the sea
332. A person is judged more accurately after death
333. There is no arguing about customs
334. A monkey and with a crown on his head is a monkey
335. Monkey, and he falls from the tree
336. Having burned yourself with soup, you blow on the salad
337. Education is what remains after you forget everything
338. You can’t put out fire with fire
339. Escaped fire, but ended up in water
340. The fire burns brighter before it goes out (agony)
341. One God forgot - another will help
342. One general has achieved success, but the bones of thousands of soldiers rot
343. One rotten peach will spoil a hundred good ones
344. One dog barks and thousands will howl after it
345. One swallow does not make summer
346. One leg is sore - and the other is swollen
347. One victory is not worth much
348. One got tired for all the work
349. Kill two birds with one stone
350. One effort - two successes
351. You can’t immediately draw a circle with one hand and a square with the other.
352. Borrow a shed and you’ll lose your entire house
353. The wait is always long
354. The ocean does not neglect small rivers
355. A fallen chrysanthemum will not return to the bush
356. You will not hear the truth from a harlot
357. Great intelligence is not far from stupidity
358. There is no benefit from the former strength
359. There is no cure for falling in love
360. You can escape from everything except death
361. There is no cure for stupidity
362. Blind devotion is not far from infidelity
363. What remains from a tiger is its skin, but what remains from a man is a name
364. Treat poison with poison
365. Return good for evil
366. Differs like the Moon from a turtle
367. When you make a mistake, don’t be ashamed to correct yourself
368. The hairdresser does not do his own hair
369. The pen is mightier than the sword
370. Strangers come to feast, their own people come to grieve
371. The writer does not recognize the writer
372. They cry not when there are no children, but when they are there.
373. You can’t bring spit back
374. A bad craftsman blames the tools
375. A bad speaker is verbose
376. A bad owner grows weeds, a good one grows rice, a smart one cultivates the soil, a far-sighted one educates a worker.
377. They recognize their owner by things
378. They hit the protruding pile
379. All deeds are judged by one act
380. Stories are always better than reality
381. Devils live next door to the temple
382. Victory goes to the one who endures half an hour more than his opponent
383. Victory or defeat depends on chance
384. Having won, tighten the helmet straps
385. If you're lucky, horse manure will turn into miso
386. Suspicion creates ghosts
387. Having thought, make up your mind, but having made up your mind, don’t think.
388. Rise and decline are the order of things
389. Fire and fights are entertaining not in your own home
390. Late repentance will not correct what you have done.
391. As long as there is life, hope also lives
392. While we’re alive we don’t appreciate them, but when we’re dead we regret them
393. Conquer some with the help of others
394. If you fall in love, anyone will seem handsome
395. Sometimes one moment is more valuable than a treasure
396. After the tide there is always an ebb
397. What is lost always seems greater
398. The need for food is stronger than love
399. You can recognize a revered temple by its gates
400. Poets, without leaving home, know about the beauty of nature
401. Truthful speeches are not beautiful, beautiful speeches not truthful
402. The righteous do not dream dreams
403. Celebration - after work
404. The object and the shadow sympathize with each other
405. The fortuneteller does not know his own fate
406. Habit becomes character
407. The time will come - and bitter will turn into sweet (opinions will change)
408. The diligence of a new employee is enough for twenty days
409. The time comes, and the mulberry garden turns into the sea
410. The cause and the patch can be stuck anywhere
411. Causes in the father, effects in the children
412. Trouble comes - rely on yourself
413. Having walked fifty steps, do not laugh at the one who has walked a hundred
414. Spilled water cannot be put back into a bucket
415. Even the sword is powerless against mercy
416. There is no weapon against reasonable arguments
417. Running water does not spoil
418. The past is a mirror of the present
419. The past is in the past, and the present is today
420. Forgive others, but don’t forgive yourself (change for the better)
421. Let them no longer praise, as long as they don’t scold
422. A working mill has no time to freeze
423. A raging sparrow is not afraid of a person
424. Can swallows and sparrows know the thoughts of a stork?
425. Revelry destroys a person
426. Discord in the home sows poverty
427. You can’t call a dog by waving a stick
428. A difference of one step turns into a difference of a thousand ri
429. Getting up early isn't worth a penny
430. Getting up early is equal to three virtues
431. Wounds from the sword heal, wounds from the tongue remain
432. Debauchery deprives both money and strength
433. Disheveled hair at the hairdresser (shoemaker without boots)
434. Grow like bamboo shoots after rain
435. The child is behind her, and she is looking for him
436. A child born during the day is like his father, one born at night is like his mother
437. The speeches of the great are not for simple ears
438. The speech of Buddha, and the heart of a snake
439. I drew a tiger, but it turned out to be a mongrel
440. Rice cakes don't grow on trees
441. Parents love children more than children of parents
442. Parents work, children enjoy life, grandchildren beg
443. They give birth to the body, but not the character
444. The mouth is the cause of both our illnesses and our misfortunes
445. You can’t shake a sleeve that isn’t there
446. The rosy apple praises itself
447. You won’t go to hell with money
448. With money comes worries
449. You can’t get off a departed ship
450. He is rude to his subordinates, and crawls on the ground in front of his superiors.
451. If it comes out of your mouth, it will spread all over the world
452. Sake is the first of a hundred medicines
453. He himself is in rags, but his heart is in brocade
454. If you don’t respect yourself, who will respect you?
455. Correct one’s behavior based on the behavior of others
456. Your reluctant brother
457. Do everything you can, and only then rely on fate
458. Fashionable now, unsuitable tomorrow
459. Check seven times before you doubt a person (first impressions can be deceiving)
460. You can’t catch a hare sitting on a stump
461. Strong attachment can turn into strong hatred
462. Strong in evil is strong in good deeds
463. The strong growl, the powerless squeal
464. A strong falcon hides its claws
465. To say “I hate” is to say “I love”
466. Modesty is the adornment of wisdom
467. Watching other people’s manners, correct yours
468. The gilding came off, and what remained was the wooden Buddha
469. The blind snake is not afraid of anything
470. A blind person does not need glasses and a flashlight
471. Too much is as bad as too little
472. Words cannot be taxed
473. It happens that people get rich after a fire
474. What happens twice can happen a third time
475. Death does not choose time
476. First a man drinks sake, then sake drinks a man
477. Treat an old man like your father
478. Collect in a pinch, scatter in a handful (measure income with expenses)
479. A falcon is against sparrows, and a mouse is against a cat (to each his own)
480. Doubts give birth to truth
481. When people grow old, they become children again
482. It’s not difficult to grow old, but it’s not easy to gain intelligence
483. The mountain shook with a roar, and gave birth to one mouse
484. A crab in a hurry will not fall into its hole
485. You will stumble not over a mountain, but over an anthill
486. A fair person treats himself strictly, and treats others leniently
487. You can’t cover a quarrel with a hat
488. Try to win even when you fail
489. An old proverb won't deceive
490. Old rivers never dry up
491. A hundred-day sermon is nullified by one ugly act
492. A sharpened sword is only good for the kitchen
493. A person’s suffering is not noticeable from the outside
494. People suffering from the same disease sympathize with each other
495. An arrow at the end cannot pierce even thin silk
496. In an effort to straighten the branches, do not dry out the root
497. Similar things converge
498. Happiness enters the cheerful gates
499. Happiness and misfortune live close
500. Talented people are painful, and beauties have an unhappy fate
501. Talents are not inherited
502. Only by throwing yourself into the water can you swim to a new place
503. Three daughters - ruin
504. You need a cane before you fall
505. It’s hard to say what’s in the soul of a person who constantly laughs
506. Anyone is susceptible to vanity, like rashes.
507. Everything seems better for others
508. Others have redder flowers
509. He who has a cheerful disposition will pass through iron
510. He who has a wound on his leg is afraid of even an ear of reeds
511. The observer from the outside has eight eyes
512. Pepper grains are small and hot
513. The runner does not choose the road
514. An opportunity is easy to take advantage of and easy to miss.
515. A person who has left becomes more alien every day
516. A person bitten by a snake is afraid of a rope
517. A smile never hurts anyone
518. Dying is easy, living is difficult
519. The missed fish seems big
520. Diligence is the mother of success
521. Success gives birth to new success
522. Give way to fools and madmen
523. If you lose, you win
524. It’s too late for a drowned man to call a boat
525. A drowning man clutches at a straw
526. Scientists talk about books, a butcher talks about pigs
527. Learning - what to push a cart up a hill
528. It's never too late to learn
529. Pinch yourself and find out if it hurts someone else
530. A false friend is more dangerous than an open enemy
531. Whether a bow is good depends on the hand that strings it
532. The good and bad in a person depend on the environment
533. Good medicine tastes bitter
534. Good meat does not smell
535. To a good master any instrument is good
536. A good merchant does not lay out all the goods at once
537. Work well, rest well
538. If you want to know a person, get to know his friends
539. A man supports himself with his mind, like a bird with his wings
540. A man is still a boy at fifty years old
541. A man does what he loves well
542. If you curse a person, you yourself will fall into two pits
543. Everywhere a person can find a green hill where to leave his ashes
544. Human goodness and you understand evil with the help of friends
545. Instead of doing poetry, cultivate rice fields.
546. Than more beautiful rose, the longer its spines
547. Rather than wait for yourself, it’s better to let them wait for you
548. The more carefully they hide, the sooner it becomes known
549. Black walnut cannot be rubbed white in three years
550. Honesty is the best policy
551. The source is pure - the stream is also pure
552. Read a sermon to Buddha (don’t teach a scientist)
553. What is expensive is good, what is cheap is rotten
554. Both faces and hearts - no two are alike
555. What's on the mind is on the face
556. Why grieve about something that cannot be turned back?
557. What comes from the heart reaches the heart
558. What is scary is also interesting
559. What to release a tiger into the jungle (like a fish in water)
560. It takes two to fight
561. To understand parental love, we need to raise our own children
562. Strangers will stroke you more painfully than parents will hit you
563. You can endure someone else’s suffering for at least three years
564. To swim, you must throw yourself into the river
565. An egoist is always dissatisfied
566. Etiquette must be observed even in friendship
Japanese proverbs for the article partially taken from the Japanese Wikiquote. As in any language, proverbs and sayings play a significant role in human life. They bring a unique flavor to a person’s speech, contain folk wisdom, which took shape over years, or even centuries. And even though nowadays we do not often say proverbs out loud when communicating with each other, their meaning is constantly present in our lives.
When you don’t want to share your joy with others, the thought “happiness loves silence” plays in your head, and when you make a mistake in something, you think “if I knew where to fall, I would have laid out straws.” I also have my favorite Japanese proverbs, which I repeat in appropriate situations, and one of them, which I understood over time and now it’s like a lifesaver when I have a lot of work to do:
Fast is slow, but without a break
Having spoken it, vanity and nervousness disappear as if by magic. In everything that you would not like to achieve, you do not need to storm mountains, you need to slowly and surely move towards your intended goal. For others it may be different. I'm talking about my feelings.
A motivating Japanese proverb for me is:
A journey of a thousand ri begins with the first step
There is also one wonderful statement by the Japanese athlete Antonio Inoki.
Don't be afraid for the result. If you take a step forward, your steps will create the path themselves.
Well, now Japanese proverbs about life, friendship, war and simply proverbs containing the centuries-old wisdom of the people.
For those who want to practice, all the options for writing proverbs are listed - in original form- in Japanese, i.e. using hieroglyphs, repetition of the proverb in Japanese characters, transcription - romaji and translation from Japanese language into Russian.
- 弱り目に祟り目/ よわりめにたたりめ/ yowarimenitatarime - Trouble after trouble. Other options adapted to the Russian language: trouble has come, open the gate, trouble does not come alone.
- 同病相憐れむ / どうびょうあいあわれむ / doubyouaiawaremu - Patients with the same disease sympathize with each other. The unfortunate understand each other.
- 三日坊主 / みっかぼうず / mikkabouzu - Bonza for 3 days (about those who quickly give up what they started). Seven Fridays a week.
- To be bitten by your own dog (Warm the snake on your chest).
- Onimojūhachibanchamodebana - At eighteen, even a demon is attractive, and the first brew of even bad tea is fragrant.
- 氏より育ち / うじよりそだち/ Ujiyorisodachi - Education is more important than origin
- 出る杭は打たれる / でるくいはうたれる / Derukuihautareru - The protruding stake will definitely be driven in / The protruding nails will be driven in. (No need to stick your head out)
- Ikarihatekitoomoe - Your anger is your enemy
- 千里の道も一歩から / senri no michi moippokara - The path of a thousand ri begins with the first step. (It's a bad start.)
- 鬼に金棒 / おににかなぼう / Oninikanabō - Give the devil a metal rod (about strengthening the power of someone who is already strong).
- Bakanitsukerukusurihanai - There is no cure for fools. There is no cure for stupidity.
- 論より証拠 /ろんよりしょうこ /ronyorishouko – Evidence better reasoning. (Facts are stubborn things)
- - If the fish wants, the water will give way.
- 急がば回れ / きゅうがばまわれ / kyuugabamaware - If you are in a hurry, take a detour. (If you drive more slowly, you will go further).
- Heat and cold end in Higan. (Both heat and cold end before the equinox).
- Tomorrow tomorrow's wind will blow. (Everything has its time).
- 猫の手も借りたい / ねこのてもかりたい / nekonotemokaritai - So busy that the cat’s help will come in handy. (Busy until the aisle).
- 河童の川流れ / かっぱのかわながれ / kappanokawanagare - And the kappa drowns. (Kappa is a Japanese merman). Horse o four legs Yes, he stumbles. Most often, good swimmers drown.
- 猿も木から落ちる / さるもきからおちる / sarumokikaraochiru - And the monkeys fall from the trees. (And there is a hole in the old woman).
- - And one falling leaf heralds the coming of autumn.
- ならぬ堪忍するが堪忍 / ならぬかんにんするがかんにん / Naranukan"ninsurugakan"nin- True patience is the kind of patience when it is impossible to endure.
- 水の泡となる / みずのあわとなる / mizunoawatonaru - Disappear like foam on water. (Go to dust. Go to zero.)
- 三つ子の魂百まで / みつごのたましいひゃくまで / mitsugonotamashiihyakumade - What a soul is at three years old, so is it at a hundred.
- 花より団子 / はなよりだんご / hanayoridango - Dango is better than flowers. (Dango is Japanese rice balls on a stick). (The nightingale is not fed fables.)
- Nodomotosugirebaatsusawowasureru - When you get drunk, you forget about thirst. (when min Too bad you forget to learn a lesson.)
- 馬には乗ってみよ人には添うてみよ / うまにはのってみよひとにはそうてみよ / U— A horse is known in riding, and a person in general NI.
- 門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む / もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ / Monzen"nokozōnarawanukyōwoyomu - A boy living near a Buddhist temple, without studying, he reads the sutras.
- 言わぬが花 / いわぬがはな / iwanugahana - Silence is a flower. (Silence is golden. There are things that are better not to be talked about.)
- 知恵者一人馬鹿万人 / ちえしゃーひとばかばんにん / Chiesha 一hitobakaban"nin - For one wise man, there are 10,000 fools.
- 猫に小判 / ねこにこばん / nekonikoban - Need money like a cat. (Cast pearls before swine).
- / Rainen"nokotowoiebaonigawarau - Talking about the future makes the devil laugh.
- Suterukamiarebahiroukamiari - One god forgot - another will help.
- - The bargain hunter loses money. (The miser pays twice).
- 触らぬ神に祟りなし / さわらぬかみにたたりなし / sawaranukaminitatarinashi - As long as you don’t touch God, he doesn’t curse.
- かってかぶとのおをしめよ / kattekabutonoo o shimeyo - After winning, tighten the straps around your neck.
- 堪忍袋の緒が切れる / かんにんぶくろのおがきれる / kanninbukuronoogakireru - Cut the string from the bag with patience. (The cup of my patience has overflowed. Patience has burst.)
- 七転び八起き / ななころびやおき / nanakorobiyaoki - Fall seven times, rise eight times. (Fighting the vicissitudes of fate).
- 能ある鷹は爪を隠す / のうあるたかはつめをかくす / Nōarutakahatsumewokakusu - A strong hawk hides its talons.
- Gossip only lasts for 75 days.
- ikuhaichijinoha jikikanuhaーisshōnohaji - Asking is a shame for a minute, but not knowing is a shame for a lifetime.
- The lost fish seems big.
- 同じ釜の飯を食う / おなじかまのめしをくう / onajikamanomeshi o kuu - Bread from one pot. (Living under the same roof with someone).
- Ryōyakuhakuchininigashi - Good medicine tastes bitter.
- 挨拶より円札 / あいさつよりえんさつ / Aisatsu yori ensatsu - Money is better than friendly words. (Words won't fill you up.)
- 会うは別れの始め / かいうはわかれのはじめ / kaiuhawakarenohajime - Meeting is the beginning of parting.
- 悪銭身につかず / あくせんみにつかず /akusenminitsukazu - Badly acquired goods are not good for future use. Unjust gains will not last long. (Easily gained, easily lost).
- Ashita no hyakuyorikyounogoju - A hundred tomorrow is better than fifty today. (A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush).
- 青菜に塩 / あおなにしお / aonanishio - verbatim. Salt in greens. (if you salt the greens, they give out juice and become flabby). (Be depressed, look pale).
- Chi ni ite, ran o wasurezu - Living in peace, do not forget about war.
- Dare shimawagami wa kawaii - Everyone is dearer to themselves. (Your shirt is closer to your body).
The poor have no time to save.
Without ordinary people there are no great ones.
Patients with the same disease sympathize with each other.
Great luck causes many small troubles.
Great talents mature late.
It happens that a leaf sinks, but a stone floats.
There are three-year old people and hundred-year-old children.
I was young - I didn’t know, I became old - I forgot.
There was a time when nightingales sang for her too.
At ten years old - a miracle, at twenty - a genius, and after thirty - an ordinary person.
In the game, the one who makes the first mistake always loses.
In an argument, the one who shouts the loudest wins.
Politeness is also necessary between best friends.
The wind blows, but the mountains do not move.
What is most visible is what you are trying to hide.
Wine is the best of medicines and the worst of poisons.
First - care, then - medicine.
In the whole block, only my husband doesn’t know.
A crow that imitates a cormorant will drown.
Upbringing is more important than origin.
Time waits for no one.
Choose a wife from those who are lower, and friends from those who are higher.
If a nail comes out, the hammer will hammer it back.
It is better for the general of a defeated army not to talk about battles.
The eyes speak as much as the lips.
Stupidity begins with honesty.
Keep your head cold, your feet warm - you will live a long time.
Hot passion cools down quickly.
Even if you sleep in a room with a thousand mats, you will only take one.
Even if it costs a pair of shoes, look for a thrifty wife.
Even if you become the enemy of a good person, do not become the friend of a bad person.
Even a piece of paper has two sides.
The day before the holiday is more fun than the holiday itself.
You heat it up for ten days and it cools down in a day.
Children of celebrities are rarely famous.
For a brave general there are no cowardly soldiers.
Virtue is not an orphan; it will always have neighbors.
Evidence is better than reasoning.
Fools walk around in droves.
If you believe everything you read, don't read it.
If you love your son, let him wander.
If the fish wants it, the water will give way.
If you despise yourself, eventually people will despise you.
If you want to kill a commander, kill his horse first.
If you want to know the greatest truth, start with the alphabet.
If your foot itches, don't scratch your shoe.
The greedy hawk will lose its talons.
Life - long road with a heavy bag over his shoulders.
Making money is like digging the ground with a needle. Spending them is like pouring water into sand.
Famous things are not always as good as they say.
Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of a donkey.
You need an umbrella before you get wet.
And the monkey falls from the tree.
And that side has another side.
If you're going to fight, leave your best hat at home.
Silver brocade does not make a good mop.
Excessive politeness is impoliteness.
Sometimes one hour is enough to gain a reputation for a thousand years.
A person's true self is revealed when he is drunk.
When there is a lot of work, you can’t get sick.
When money runs out, so does love.
There are no large fish in the swamp.
Major betrayal feels like devotion.
A rat driven into a corner bites a cat.
Anyone who begs for three days will never get out of the habit.
Easily promised - quickly forgotten.
It is better to be the enemy of a good person than the friend of a bad one.
It's better to be the head of a chicken than the ass of an ox.
Better one day in this world than a thousand in the next.
It's better to write it down once than to reread it ten times.
It's better to lie a little than to be unhappy.
Any woman seems beautiful in the dark, from afar or under a paper umbrella.
People with big head lucky.
A boy living near a Buddhist temple reads sutras without studying.
Many years, many grievances.
Many flowers, few fruits.
Wisdom and dignity are like two wheels of one cart.
A man's heart is as changeable as the autumn sky.
Flies flock to anything that smells bad.
Getting started is easy; it's hard to continue.
There was no case of a naked man losing anything.
Don't pray, but work.
Do not open your heart to a woman, even if she gave birth to seven children.
Don't take the cat's sadness for the mouse seriously.
Even the prayers of an ant reach the sky.
The sky is silent - people speak for it.
A non-drinker does not know how tasty water is for a hangover.
No illusions - no disappointments.
There is no treasure like children.
There is no sword that can withstand kindness.
There is nothing to wear on Sunday for a man who wears his best kimono all the time.
No one stumbles while lying in bed.
Nothing dries faster than tears.
To talk about the future is to make the devils laugh.
One god forgot - another will help.
Once in your life you need to climb Mount Fuji. But only a fool gets in there the second time.
One joy can drive away a hundred sorrows.
One dog barks in vain - the rest will take it seriously.
Insults often begin with praise.
Cut off your own head with your own sword.
The first stage of a thief is a liar.
Victory goes to the one who endures half an hour more than his opponent.
Victories teach little, but defeats teach a lot.
Once you have thought, make up your mind, but once you have decided, don’t think.
After a ship sank, everyone knows how it could have been saved.
The middleman needs a thousand pairs of sandals.
The need for food is stronger than love.
You can recognize the revered temple by its gates.
Truthful words are rarely pleasant.
The object and the shadow sympathize with each other.
The diligence of a new employee is enough for twenty days.
Curse not the person, but his sin.
Let everyone drive away their own wasps.
Let them no longer praise, as long as they don’t scold.
The path from poverty to wealth is difficult, but the way back is easy.
Fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow.
Can swallows and sparrows know the thoughts of a stork?
Early maturity - early decrepitude.
A child who died early is always smart and beautiful.
A child born during the day is like his father, and a child born at night is like his mother.
The speeches of the great are not for ordinary ears.
You can't eat the rice cake in the picture.
Parents work, children enjoy life, grandchildren beg.
If you don't respect yourself, others won't respect you.
A samurai picks his teeth with a toothpick, even if he has not eaten.
Once you surrender, you are a traitor forever.
Do everything you can, and leave the rest to fate.
To say “I hate” is to say “I love”.
The gnashing of dried sardine teeth. (About powerless anger)
Too much is worse than too little.
Eat first, fall in love later.
A fish that gets off the hook immediately becomes bigger.
There is only enough gossip for seventy-five days.
Fate helps the courageous.
Happiness comes to a home where laughter is heard.
Talented people don't live long.
Patience is bitter, but its fruits are sweet.
The flow of waters and the future human beings equally unclear.
Tigers die and leave their skins behind; people die and leave their names.
Only one who knows his own shortcomings can tolerate them in others.
I spent labor and gained fatigue.
It is difficult to say what is in the soul of a person who constantly laughs.
It is difficult to compete with the virtues of the dead.
A godly man has a lot of troubles.
Every woman should have two things: a mirror and chastity.
The day has eyes, the night has ears.
U good medicine often bad taste.
If you stole money, you will go to jail; If you steal the country, they will make you king.
A person dying of hunger is indifferent to the beauty of Fuji.
If you fall seven times, get up eight.
Control the barbarians with the help of the barbarians.
Give way to fools and madmen.
In the morning - a ruddy face, in the evening - white bones.
Character cannot be changed.
Boasting begins where wisdom ends.
Good is not necessarily beautiful.
A good merchant does not lay out all the goods at once.
I would like to take it - give it first.
Even though the eyelashes are nearby, they are not visible.
Whether you laugh or cry, you won’t live more than one life.
If you want to shoot a general, shoot his horse first.
The man in the coffin is then only the truth in the world.
A person does what he loves well.
Better than strangers are relatives.
In three years, an unnecessary thing will come in handy.
No matter what you do, without patience there is no success.
What has been connected can be divided.
To become a millionaire, you need to go to bed early and get up early.
You can endure someone else's suffering for at least three years.
An egg is never square, a street woman is sincere.
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There are so many proverbs and sayings on our website! More precisely, not like that! 🙂 There are almost all the proverbs and sayings - about friendship, about work, about spring, and more than 50 other topics. Of course, among them there are also proverbs in other languages, and not only
Russian folk
For example, today's article contains Japanese proverbs. |
Japanese culture is generally popular today. Children, with their mouths open, watch Japanese cartoons; you can’t drag them away from the TV when a movie about Japanese samurai. Adults occupy sushi bars. But in everyday life The Japanese are people just like us. They also love and hate, among them there are lazy people and hard workers. The only difference is in the mentality. The subtleties of their oriental nature can be seen when reading Japanese proverbs. Shall we get started?
Spoiling a child is the same as abandoning him.
Trouble often piles on top of one another.
You can't cross the river without a bridge.
Without shortcomings - seven bad habits, and when they are present - forty-eight.
Without an object there is no shadow.
Shave your head, not your soul.
The whiteness of the skin hides the lack of beauty.
Take an umbrella before you get wet.
Heartless children are trashing their father's house.
There is no point in shooting an arrow without a target.
Trouble does not come alone.
Remember gratitude as long as you remember the insult.
Children are close to smart people and read without studying.
Those close in spirit reach out to each other.
A God whom you do not touch will not bring harm upon you.
A rich man is like an ashtray: the fuller, the dirtier.
Great luck will cause many small troubles.
Great misfortunes come from small causes.
Great talent matures late.
A noble man will not spare his life for the sake of a friend.
If you paint with ocher, your hands will turn yellow.
Shave your head, not your soul.
The shine of gold is brighter than the shine of Buddha.
In shallow waters the waves are louder.
At eighty, like a three-year-old child.
Happiness comes to a house where there is laughter.
In a fight, both sides are to blame.
In excess, medicine is poison.
A groom is also good in a beautiful dress.
There are no shortcuts to science.
In one case out of a thousand, the wise man is wrong.
In the dark, even dog droppings don’t get dirty.
On the road you need a travel companion, in life you need sympathy.
Different places have their own habits and customs.
The salt in your miso is salty.
A monkey is beautiful in a good dress.
God lives in an honest head.
Great self-interest appears to be selflessness.
In big things, minor shortcomings are not thought through.
The fortuneteller does not know his fate.
Where yesterday there was a deep pool, today there is a shallow one.
Where stupidity reigns, reason hides.
Where people grieve, you grieve too.
You can’t line up heroes in a row.
The wind will not break a flexible willow.
The eyes are as eloquent as the lips.
The one who eats puffer fish soup is stupid, and the one who doesn’t eat it is also stupid.
A fool is more dangerous than a werewolf.
Talking about the future is making the mice under the floor laugh.
He hides his head and sharpens his butt.
When chasing a deer, you don't notice the mountains.
Pride goes before a fall.
Grief, like a torn dress, should be left at home.
A burnt stump catches fire easily.
A long whip will not reach the horse's belly.
You cannot extinguish a nearby fire with distant water.
If the head moves, then the tail does not stay in place.
The heat has passed and the shadow is forgotten.
Walk while there is light under your feet (before it gets dark).
Everyone is dearer (more expensive) to themselves.
Better a cake than a flower.
Pour new wine into new wineskins.
You can't hang a door on every mouth.
Talking about the future is to amuse the devils.
He can't even get flies off his head.
While he is alive, we do not appreciate him, but when he is dead, we regret him.
Waking up early brings three monas of profit.
Once you have taken poison, lick the saucer too.
Peel the crust off the flatbreads (mochi) and eat only the middle.
First a person drinks sake, then sake drinks sake, and in the end sake drinks a person.
While observing other people's manners, correct yours.
A person bitten by a snake is afraid of a rotten rope.
Poor people always have many children.
I wanted to break the sakura flowers, but the branches were high.
What is easy to get is easy to lose.
Fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow.
Clearer than when you look at the fire.
Japanese sayings
For a paper lantern - a copper bell.
Fight like a fly against a lamp glass.
He chops off the flea's head with an ax.
Fight in someone else's fundoshi.
He blinded Buddha, but forgot to breathe his soul.
Bonza for three days.
IN moonlit night steal the boiler.
Add oil to dry firewood.
Drive a nail into rice crops.
Twist the rope after the thief has already been caught.
Sticking a hoe into someone else's field.
Talk about a needle like a stick.
Talking is like catching a cloud.
The head is a dragon and the tail is a snake.
I’m ready to sit on a rock for at least three years.
Warm your hands when there is a fire all around.
It was as if a bird had flown out from under my feet.
Catch sea bass for shrimp.
A silent bug gnaws at the wall.
Step on the tiger's tail.
Give the key to the thief for safekeeping.
Having burned yourself with soup, blow on the salad.
The protruding pile is hit.
Conduct water to your field.
After me there is either a wasteland or a mountain.
Count on your pocket.
Pig - pearls.
Fear gives birth to black devils.
At least consult your knees.
Using a butcher's ax to cut a chicken.
When leaving, kick the sand.
Heron on a pile of garbage.
Children should know not only the traditions of their people, but also how people live in other countries. Read Japanese proverbs to children, and they will help children better understand the life of the Japanese people. Read proverbs in Ukrainian and you will get to know the culture better Ukrainian people. Read Tatar proverbs and sayings, and you will feel like residents of the free steppes! 🙂 Read many others, and you will better understand your roots and origins.
The natural isolation of Japan from the rest of the world made it truly unique and unique. Country Culture rising sun very different from the cultures of other countries. The Japanese are a wise people, they are accustomed to living in complete harmony with nature and the world around them, enjoying every moment spent on earth. They do not tolerate fuss and unnecessary tinsel, carefully watching every flap of the wings of a moth and studying every insect that crawls through the grass. Therefore today Ofigenno.cc wants to publish a post dedicated to Japanese wisdom. These 50 heartfelt proverbs, I am sure, will make anyone think. Listen to the insightful words that come from the Land of the Rising Sun. I hope you will learn something new for yourself and take note of them.
1. The cause and the patch can be stuck anywhere.
2. Strangers come to feast, but our own people come to grieve.
3. An extra thing means an extra worry.
4. When your heart is light, your walk is light.
5. There are no great people without ordinary people.
6. Remember gratitude as long as you remember the insult.
7. There was no case of a naked person losing anything.
8. Where might is right, right is powerless.
10. Ill-gotten gains are not good for future use.
11. Asking is a shame for a minute, but not knowing is a shame for a lifetime.
12. A straight person, like a straight bamboo, is rare.
13. It’s not enough to be husband and wife, you also need to become friends and lovers, so that later you don’t look for them on the side.
14. When trouble comes, rely on yourself.
15. A husband and wife should be like a hand and eyes: when the hand hurts, the eyes cry, and when the eyes cry, the hands wipe away the tears.
16. It happens that a leaf sinks, but a stone floats.
17. It is easier to find ten thousand soldiers than one general.
18. Any woman seems beautiful in the dark, from afar or under a paper umbrella.
19. Even a journey of a thousand years begins with one step.
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21. Having thought, make up your mind, but having decided, don’t think.
22. On the road you need a travel companion, in life you need a friend.
23. There is no enemy more dangerous than a fool.
24. Do not detain the one leaving, do not drive away the one who has arrived.
25. The sea is large because it does not disdain small rivers.
26. You will recognize the revered temple by its gate.
27. Grief, like a torn dress, should be left at home.
28. No one trips while lying in bed.
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30. Fall seven times, rise eight times.
31. The sun does not know what is right. The sun knows no wrong. The sun shines without the purpose of warming anyone. He who finds himself is like the sun.
32. Check seven times before you doubt a person.
33. Happiness comes to a house where there is laughter.
34. No arrow is shot into a smiling face.
35. He who has a cheerful disposition will pass through iron.
36. Whether a bow is good depends on the hand that strings it.
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38. A perfect vase has never left the hands of a bad master.
39. Iced tea and cold rice are tolerable, but a cold look and a cold word are unbearable.
40. If a problem can be solved, then there is no need to worry about it; if it cannot be solved, then there is no use worrying about it.
41. A bad person tries to justify his mistake, a good one tries to correct it.
42. Be the teacher of your heart – don’t let your heart become your teacher.
43. The ear ripens - it bows its head; When a person gets rich, he raises his head.
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45. Sometimes one moment is more valuable than a treasure.
46. Fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow.
47. If a woman wants to, she will pass through a rock.
48. A good merchant does not lay out all the goods at once.
49. With those who are silent, keep your ears open.
50. One dog barks in vain - the rest will take it seriously.
I can't stop admiring Japanese people who can notice all the subtleties of life. Graceful simplicity, naturalness, philosophy, special treatment to details - these are the “whales” on which the pearls of Japanese wisdom have long been built. This can only be said in the Land of the Rising Sun...
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- Hard work produces a master.
- If you don’t learn to work when you’re young, you’ll be left empty-handed when you’re old.
- Hard work is a valuable tree.
- You can't change winter affairs in the fall.
- Starting anything is easy, finishing it is difficult.
- If you want your bins to be full, get up with the rooster crowing.
- By working hard you will get everything, but if you are lazy you will lose everything.
- Don't be afraid of work, be afraid of chatter.
- Instead of relying on the golden mountain, rely on your hands.
- To master high skill, you have to work hard.
- When you drink water, do not forget those who dug the well.
- The art of an archer depends not only on the bow.
- Anyone who knows how to work always has money.
- Eating is easy, cooking is difficult; It's easy to mess things up, hard to fix them.
- A wise man who has seen everything is not worth a man who has done just one thing with his own hands.
- If you want to eat your fill, work until you sweat.
- Before starting work, sharpen the tool.
- Skill is improved by hard work and lost by idleness.
- If there was a strong will, the mountain would turn into a field.
- Living off the sky is an unreliable thing, living off own hands- it's the right thing.
- The work of the brave is afraid.
- Sitting, you can eat mountains of gold.
- A working fool is more useful than a resting sage.
- And don’t sit idly by for one day.
- If you don’t earn money and have food, the mountain will become empty.
- As much as you sweat, you will eat as much porridge.
- Strike flint against flint and you will get fire; if you don’t strike, you will not get smoke.
- If you sharpen a piece of iron for a long time, you can make a needle out of it.
Japanese proverbs about skill. In the next post on the site, it was decided to post a collection of Japanese proverbs about masters, skill, and those who have mastered it (or have not mastered it...). In general, all those idioms, proverbs and sayings that at least somehow relate to skill.
一日の長 (いちじつのちょう) – idiom means slight superiority in knowledge, skills, proficiency, ability, etc.
馬は馬方 (うまはうまかた) - an allegorical expression that only a real pro can take this path
泳ぎ上手は川で死ぬ (およぎじょうずはかわでしぬ) - literally, even a craftsman can drown in a river. Meaning: You can’t rely only on your own strengths
河童の川流れ(かっぱのかわながれ) – water flows from Kappa. (who knows that if a kappa spills water from its head, it may lose its strength). Allegory: everyone can make a mistake
川立ちは川で果てる(かわだちはかわではてる) - this proverb means not to count the crows when you are in difficult areas, especially if you are ignorant in them (for example, stick to the pros if you conquer a difficult height in the mountains, and have never climbed a mountain yourself before)
騏驎も老いては駑馬に劣る （きりんもおいてはどばにおとる） － no matter how professional he is, over the years he grows old, becomes frail and is no different from a mere mortal
孔子の倒れ (くじのたおれ) – and Confucius may fall. Another statement that anyone can, regardless of their professionalism, stumble
弘法にも筆の誤り (こうぼうにもふでのあやまり) – and again about the fact that even the pros sometimes make mistakes. Quite a lot, it should be noted, was included in the collection of proverbs and idioms about the mistakes of the great.
弘法筆を選ばず (こうぼうふでをえらばず) – we, of course, will not talk about the dancer. But this proverb says that a bad master always blasphemes his instrument. Although literally “for a Buddhist sermon” suitable brush don’t choose”
蛇の道は蛇 (じゃのみちはへび) – the snake way – a snake. Let the thief find and catch the thief. Everyone should mind their own business
千里の馬も蹴躓く (せんりのうまもけつまずく) – and again about mistakes. literally, even a horse that has traveled 1000 ri may stumble. And the pros sometimes make mistakes
千慮の一失 (せんりょのいっしつ) - grief from mind. Literally 1 mistake in 1000 thoughts. When a person is too smart, thinks of something and makes a mistake precisely because he is smart
双璧 (そうへき) – an idiom meaning two treasures, two great men.
大巧は拙なるが若し (たいこうはせつなるがごとし) – don’t judge a book by its cover. The expression when a pro looks at every little thing self made, with his nose in the air, without attaching any importance - shows his brand
名人は人を謗らず(めいじんはひとをそしらず) – a true master does not look for tricks from others. I really wish some people would remember this saying. It’s crazy how it helps in life ；）
餅は餅屋(もちはもちや) – every master knows his business better than others. Literally, mochi is best sold at a mochi stand.
竜馬の躓き (りゅうめのつまずき) – literally, both horses and dragons can stumble. Again about the mistakes of the masters and about what they can do, just like ordinary people, make a mistake
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