Gaden Insui (我田引水 – Self-serving)
Gaden Insui 我田引水 The action of trying to make things happen to one’s own advantage is called gaden insui (我田引水)
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Nido Oshiete Ichido Shikare (二度教えて一度叱れ – Think before You Strike)
Nido Oshiete Ichido Shikare 二度教えて一度叱れ I believe that educating children is very difficult. 子どもの教育はとても難しいと思います。 The Japanese proverb, nido oshiete ichido
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Genjitsu Tōhi (現実逃避 – Escapism)
Genjitsu Tōhi 現実逃避 I sometimes find myself wanting to take what is known as genjitsu tōhi (現実逃避). 私はときどき「現実逃避」をしたい気持ちになります。 Genjitsu tōhi
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Abata mo Ekubo (痘痕も靨 – Love Sees No Faults)
Abata mo Ekubo 痘痕も靨 When you fall in love with someone, you may even see the one’s faults as if
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Hin sure ba Don suru (貧すれば鈍する – Poverty Dulls the Wit)
Hin sure ba Don suru 貧すれば鈍する If one becomes terribly poor, one’s brain may not work very well due to
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Kreki mo Yama no Nigiwai (枯れ木も山の賑わい – Anything Is Better than Nothing)
Kreki mo Yama no Nigiwai 枯れ木も山の賑わい The idiom kareki mo yama no nigiwai can describe a situation where even a
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Nurete de Awa (濡れ手で粟 – Easy Profit)
Nurete de Awa 濡れ手で粟 A situation where one gains a lot of profit easily without hardship can be described as
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Suzume Hyaku Made Odori Wasurezu (雀百まで踊り忘れず – What Is Learned in the Cradle Is Carried to the Tomb)
Suzume Hyaku Made Odori Wasurezu 雀百まで踊り忘れず It is difficult to break bad habits acquired in childhood, even as one grows
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Inochi Atte no Monodane (命あっての物種 – While There Is Life, There Is Hope)
Inochi Atte no Monodane 命あっての物種 It goes without saying, nothing is possible without life, and there is nothing to be
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