Ishi no Ue ni mo San-nen (石の上にも三年 – Perseverance Pays Dividends)
Ishi no Ue ni mo San-nen 石の上にも三年 Today I would like to introduce a Japanese proverb, ishi no ue ni
Read moreIshi no Ue ni mo San-nen 石の上にも三年 Today I would like to introduce a Japanese proverb, ishi no ue ni
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Read moreEbi de Tai wo Tsuru 海老で鯛を釣る Making a large profit with a small investment or effort can be described as
Read moreNodo Moto Sugi reba Atsusa wo Wasureru 喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる Some people forget all about the painful and difficult things once those
Read moreTakara no Mochigusare 宝の持ち腐れ I splurged and bought a new car about a year ago. 私は約1年前、思い切って車を購入しました。 However, the COVID-19 pandemic
Read moreHara ga Hette wa Ikusa ga Dekinu 腹が減っては戦ができぬ In my post yesterday, I introduced the phrase onaka ga heru (お腹が減る),
Read moreIchi wo Kiite Jū wo Shiru 一を聞いて十を知る When I was a child, my grandmother told me “Become a person who
Read moreAku wa Nobeyo 悪は延べよ Yesterday, I introduced the proverb zen wa isoge (善は急げ), 昨日は、良いと思うことはすぐに実行すべきであることを意味する「善は急げ」ということわざを紹介しました。 Actually, this proverb has an additional
Read moreZen wa Isoge 善は急げ I sometimes remind myself of the Japanese proverb zen wa isoge (善は急げ). 私はときどき「善は急げ」ということわざを自分に言い聞かせます。 Since zen (善)
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