Kotowaza Collection

Kotowaza Collection
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Japanese	English	Submitted by:
Sumomo mo momo mo momo no uchi	Apricots and peaches are both types of peaches.	Matt Barnhart
Hatarakazaru mono kuu bekarazu	He who doesn't work shouldn't eat.	Paul Lassitter
Ii seki ni cho	Kill two birds with one stone (the mission motto).	Mark Barrionuevo
Baka ni tsukeru kusuri nashi	There is no medicine to cure the foolish.	James Jennings
Ichi nichi, ichi zen	Every day, do one good (Do a good turn daily)	Vickie Smith Savory
Me wa Kokoro no Mado	Eyes are the Window of the Soul.	Matt Peck
Hitsuyo wa Hatsume no haha	Necessity is the Mother of Invention.	Matt Peck
No Aru taka wa tsume kakusu	An able eagle never shows it's talons	Steven Neeley
Toranu tanuki no kawa zan yo	Don't estimate the value of a badger skin before catching the badger.	Steven Neeley
Saru mo ki kara ochiru	Even monkeys fall from trees	Steven Neeley
Go ni itte wa go ni shitage	Obey the customs of the village you enter	Steven Neeley
Hatake kara hamaguri wa torenu	You can't get clams from a field	Steven Neeley
Sendo oku shite fune yama ni noboru	Too many skippers bring boats to the mountain	Steven Neeley
Chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru	Even dust amassed will grow into a mountain	Steven Neeley
Koi to seki to wa kakusarenu	Love and a cough cannot be hidden	Steven Neeley
Yanagi ni kaze	A willow before the wind	Steven Neeley
Nana korobi ya oki	Fall down seven times, get up eight	Steven Neeley
Heso o kamedomo oyobanu	It's no good trying to bite your navel	Steven Neeley
Onaji kama no meishi no kuta naka	The company who ate food from the same pot I	Steven Neeley
Arashi no mae no shizukesa	Calm before the storm	Steven Neeley
Yabu wo tsutsute hebi wo dasu wa	Dont poke the bush or you may get a snake	Steven Neeley
Kane wa tenka no mawarimono	No problems because money always goes around	Steven Neeley
Manaita no koi	Like a fish on a cutting board	Steven Neeley
Gyo kan o yomu	Read between the lines	Steven Neeley
Ishii no ue ni mo sannen	3 years on a stone	Steven Neeley
Watari ni fune	A boat for a person about to cross the river	Steven Neeley
Kaeru no ko wa kaeru	A frogs son is still a frog	Steven Neeley
O hotto hitoiki	The end is in sight	Steven Neeley
Go masuri	Apple polishing (the boss)	Steven Neeley
Shishi shinchuu no mushi	The worm within the lion	Steven Neeley
Iyoku ni moeru	Full of ambition or enthusiasm	Steven Neeley
Kutsujoku o ajiwau	To taste or experience humiliation	Steven Neeley
Haji wo shinonde iimasu ...	To eat your words (pride) admit to shame	Steven Neeley
Muri o shimashita ne	You overdid yourself	Steven Neeley
Amari muri o suru to karada o kowashimasu yo	If you overwork yourself, you will ruin your health	Steven Neeley
Anzuru yori uma ga yasui	Childbirth is not as difficult as fearing it	Steven Neeley
Ten ni mukatte tsuba o haku	Spit aimed at the sky comes back to one.	Steven Neeley
Bushi wa kuwanedo taka yoji	When a samurai has not eaten, he holds his toothpick high.	Steven Neeley
Mochi wa mochi ya ni makasei	Leave mochi making to the mochi makers	Steven Neeley
Makeru Ga Kachi	Sometimes the best gain is to lose	Mikk
Baka ni tsukeru kusuri nashi	There isn't any medicine to cure the foolish	Mikk
Tonari no shibafu ga aoi	The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.	Mikk
Fukusui bon ni kaerazu	Spilt water never comes back to the tray again	Mikk
Saigo ni warau mono ga katsu	The one who laughs last, laughs best	Mikk
Iwana ga hana	Some things are better left unsaid	Mikk
Hara ga hette wa ikusa ga dekinu	You can't fight on an empty stomach. There's nothing you can do when you are hungry.	Carlos Guzman
Hajime yokereba owari made	A good beginning makes a good ending	Matt Peck
Kiku wa ittoki no haji kikaraza wa matsudai no haji	To ask is a moments shame, but not to ask is a lifetime shame	Matt Peck
Dokusho hyappen ii onozu kara tsuza	Repeated reading clarifies the meaning	Matt Peck