Proverbs Alcohol Is Hundred Medicines’ Chief: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 酒は百薬の長 (Sake wa hyakuyaku no chō)Literal meaning: Alcohol is hundred medicines' chiefCultural context...
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Proverbs Tea Belly Also Temporary: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 茶腹も一時 (Chabara mo ichiji)Literal meaning: Tea belly also temporaryCultural context: This proverb refl...
Proverbs From New Year’s Day To New Year’s Eve Laughing Person Does Not Exist: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 元日から大晦日まで笑う者はない (Ganjitsu kara ōmisoka made warau mono wa nai.)Literal meaning: From New Year's Day t...
Proverbs The Dog Of Worldly Desires Even When Chased Does Not Leave: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 煩悩の犬は追えども去らず (Bonnō no inu wa oedomo sarazu)Literal meaning: The dog of worldly desires even when cha...
Proverbs If You Grasp It Becomes Fist If You Open It Becomes Palm: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 握れば拳開けば掌 (Nigireba kobushi, akeba tenohira)Literal meaning: If you grasp it becomes fist if you open ...
Proverbs Human Affairs All Things Sai Weng’s Horse: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 人間万事塞翁が馬 (Ningen banji saiou ga uma)Literal meaning: Human affairs all things Sai Weng's horseCultura...
Proverbs Accumulated Good’s House In Necessarily Surplus Celebration Exists: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 積善の家には必ず余慶あり (Sekizen no ie ni wa kanarazu yokei ari)Literal meaning: Accumulated good's house in nec...
Proverbs In Hell Like Met Buddha: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 地獄で仏に会ったよう (Jigoku de hotoke ni atta you)Literal meaning: In hell like met BuddhaCultural context: Th...
Proverbs If There Are Sinking Shallows There Are Floating Shallows: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 沈む瀬あれば浮かぶ瀬あり (Shizumu se areba ukabu se ari)Literal meaning: If there are sinking shallows there are ...
Proverbs If Mind Extinguish Then Fire Also Cool: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 心頭滅却すれば火もまた涼し (Shintou mekkyaku sureba hi mo mata suzushi)Literal meaning: If mind extinguish then fi...