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Proverbs

Misfortune And Fortune Are Like Twisted Rope: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 禍福は糾える縄の如し (Kafuku wa azanaeru nawa no gotoshi)Literal meaning: Misfortune and fortune are like twist...
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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 ...
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Existence Change Is World’s Custom: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 有為転変は世の習い (Ui tenpen wa yo no narai)Literal meaning: Existence change is world's customCultural conte...
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Heaven Not Resent People Not Blame: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 天を怨みず人を咎めず (Ten wo uramizu hito wo togamezu)Literal meaning: Heaven not resent people not blameCultur...
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Things Reach Here: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: Things reach here (Koto Kokoni Itaru)Literal meaning: Things reach hereCultural context: This proverb...
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Rolling Stone Moss Does Not Grow: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 転がる石には苔が生えぬ (Koroga Ru Ishi Niha Koke ga Hae Nu)Literal meaning: Rolling stone moss does not growCult...
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At Fifty One Knows Heaven’s Command: Japanese Proverb Meaning

Original Japanese: 五十にして天命を知る (Gojuu Nishite Tenmei wo Shiru)Literal meaning: At fifty one knows heaven's commandCultura...