Mago ni mo Ishō (馬子にも衣装 – Fine Feathers Make Fine Bird)
Mago ni mo Ishō 馬子にも衣装 Anyone can look respectable if they are well-dressed. どんな人間でも、身なりを整えれば立派な人に見えるものです。 To describe the situation, you can
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Proverb
Akusen Mi ni Tsukazu (悪銭身に付かず – Easy Come, Easy Go)
Akusen Mi ni Tsukazu 悪銭身に付かず Have you ever won money easily through lottery or gambling? 宝くじや賭け事で、苦労せずにお金を得たことはありますか？ Even if you obtain
Read moreYausumono Gai no Zeni Ushinai (安物買いの銭失い – Penny Wise and Pound Foolish)
Yausumono Gai no Zeni Ushinai 安物買いの銭失い I like to go to 100-yen shops, however, after buying something, it sometimes breaks
Read moreRon yori Shōko (論より証拠 – Practice Is Better than Precept)
Ron yori Shōko 論より証拠 When actual evidence is shown, things become clearer, and we don’t need to argue and think
Read moreTsukiyo ni Chōchin Natsu Hibachi (月夜に提灯夏火鉢 – Unnecessary)
Tsukiyo ni Chōchin Natsu Hibachi 月夜に提灯夏火鉢 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the idiom tsukiyo ni chōchin (月夜に提灯), which means something
Read moreTsukiyo ni Chōchin (月夜に提灯 – Unnecessary)
Tsukiyo ni Chōchin 月夜に提灯 Unnecessary or useless things are sometimes described as tsukiyo ni chōchin (月夜に提灯) in Japanese. 不必要なことや、役に立たないことを、「月夜に提灯」と表現することがあります。 Since
Read moreKame no Kō yori Toshi no Kō (亀の甲より年の功 – Experience Counts)
Kame no Kō yori Toshi no Kō 亀の甲より年の功 Elders’ experience and knowledge are very valuable and should be respected. 年長者が積み重ねてきた経験や知識は、とても重要で、尊重するべきものです。
Read moreOni no Me ni mo Namida (鬼の目にも涙 – Tears from the Hardest Heart)
Oni no Me ni mo Namida 鬼の目にも涙 Is there anyone around you who is cruel and scary like an ogre?
Read moreBenkei ni Naginata (弁慶に薙刀 – Adding Wings to a Tiger)
Benkei ni Naginata 弁慶に薙刀 In yesterday’s post, I introduced the idiom oni ni kanabō (鬼に金棒), which means “making an already
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