Proverbs Cat’s Hands Also Want To Borrow: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 猫の手も借りたい (Neko no te mo karitai)Literal meaning: Cat's hands also want to borrowCultural context: Thi...
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Proverbs Demon’s Empty Buddhist Prayer: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 鬼の空念仏 (Oni no kara nenbutsu)Literal meaning: Demon's empty Buddhist prayerCultural context: This prov...
Proverbs Parent’s Opinion And Eggplant’s Flowers In Thousand To One Also Enemy There Is Not: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: Parent's opinion and eggplant's flowers in thousand to one also enemy there is not (Oya no iken to na...
Proverbs Three Women Gather Then Noisy: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 女三人寄れば姦しい (Onna san nin yoreba kashimashii)Literal meaning: Three women gather then noisyCultural con...
Proverbs Carrying Child Teaches And Crosses Shallow Water: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る (Outa ko ni oshierarete asase wo wataru)Literal meaning: Carrying child teaches and c...
Proverbs Back Teeth Have Thing Stuck: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 奥歯に物が挟まる (Okuba ni mono ga hasamaru)Literal meaning: Back teeth have thing stuckCultural context: Thi...
Proverbs Waking Half Tatami Sleeping One Tatami: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 起きて半畳寝て一畳 (Okite hanjou nete ichijou)Literal meaning: Waking half tatami sleeping one tatamiCultural ...
Proverbs Demon’s Sudden Illness: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 鬼の霍乱 (Oni no kakuran)Literal meaning: Demon's sudden illnessCultural context: This proverb literally ...
Proverbs Old Person’s Cold Water: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 年寄りの冷や水 (Toshiyori no hiyamizu)Literal meaning: Old person's cold waterCultural context: This proverb...
Proverbs Donkey Matter Not Yet Departed While Horse Matter Arrives: Japanese Proverb Meaning
Original Japanese: 驢事未だ去らざるに馬事到来す (Roji imada saranu ni baji tōrai su)Literal meaning: Donkey matter not yet departed wh...