ことわざ・慣用句

日本語のことわざ、四字熟語、慣用句 — JMdict より。

• 山高きが故に貴からずやまたかきがゆえにたっとからずdon't judge a book by its cover; a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high
• 幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花ゆうれいのしょうたいみたりかれおばなfear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
• 強弩の末魯縞に入る能わずきょうどのすえろこうにいるあたわずeven the strong will grow weak; (even an arrow fired from) a strong bow loses momentum until it cannot even penetrate a piece of thin silk from Lu
• 待てば海路の日和ありまてばかいろのひよりありgood things come to those who wait; if you wait, there will come a fine day for taking the sea route
• 待てば甘露の日和ありまてばかんろのひよりありgood things come to those who wait; if you wait, there will come a fine day of nectar (falling from the sky)
• 律義者の子沢山りちぎもののこだくさんthe morally righteous are blessed with many children