ことわざ・慣用句

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日本語のことわざ、四字熟語、慣用句 — JMdict より。

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あの世千日この世一日あのよせんにちこのよいちにちa day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next
いつまでもあると思うな親と金いつまでもあるとおもうなおやとかねyou cannot rely on parents and money to stay around forever; money comes and goes; so do parents
がったり三両がったりさんりょうeven small mistakes can be costly
すまじきものは宮仕えすまじきものはみやづかえwretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else
ふぐは食いたし命は惜ししふぐはくいたしいのちはおししhoney is sweet, but the bee stings; I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
ものは相談ものはそうだんa wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved

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ローマは一日にして成らずローマはいちにちにしてならず

Rome was not built in a day

一事が万事いちじがばんじseen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens

一円を笑う者は一円に泣くいちえんをわらうものはいちえんになくtake care of the penny; he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen

一姫二太郎いちひめにたろうit's good to have a girl first and then a boy

一富士二鷹三茄子いちふじにたかさんなすびbest is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)

一寸の光陰軽んずべからずいっすんのこういんかろんずべからずthere isn't a moment to be wasted; every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines

一寸の虫にも五分の魂いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましいtread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them

一寸先は闇いっすんさきはやみno one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness

一将功成って万骨枯るいっしょうこうなってばんこつかるthousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry

一将功成りて万骨枯るいっしょうこうなりてばんこつかるthousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry

一年の計は元旦にありいちねんのけいはがんたんにありthe whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day

一念天に通ずいちねんてんにつうずfaith will move mountains

一樹の陰一河の流れも他生の縁いちじゅのかげいちがのながれもたしょうのえんeverything is preordained

一河の流れを汲むも他生の縁いちがのながれをくむもたしょうのえんthe events of today are destined by the past; even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life; even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate

一点一画もおろそかにしないいってんいっかくもおろそかにしないalways dot the i's and cross the t's; don't neglect the slightest detail; be punctilious

一盗二婢三妾四妓五妻いっとうにひさんしょうしぎごさい(the most thrilling relationships for a man are) another man's wife, a maidservant, a mistress, a prostitute, and finally his own wife

一葉落ちて天下の秋を知るいちようおちててんかのあきをしるa straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come

一銭を笑う者は一銭に泣くいっせんをわらうものはいっせんになくtake care of the penny; he who makes fun of one sen will cry at one sen

七度尋ねて人を疑えななたびたずねてひとをうたがえsearch thoroughly for something lost before you suspect someone of stealing it; be on sure ground before you accuse someone

万緑叢中紅一点ばんりょくそうちゅうこういってんone red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many men

三つ子の魂百までみつごのたましいひゃくまでa leopard cannot change its spots; the child is father to the man; the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100

三人寄れば文殊の知恵さんにんよればもんじゅのちえthree heads are better than two; three ordinary people together have great wisdom; if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri

三人行けば必ず我が師有りさんにんゆけばかならずわがしありsomething can be learned from anyone; if three walk together, I'll have a teacher

三十六計逃げるに如かずさんじゅうろっけいにげるにしかずthe smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat

三尺下がって師の影を踏まずさんじゃくさがってしのかげをふまずa student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

三尺去って師の影を踏まずさんじゃくさってしのかげをふまずa student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

三度目の正直さんどめのしょうじきthird time lucky; third time's the charm

三歩下がって師の影を踏まずさんぽさがってしのかげをふまずa student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

三遍回って煙草にしょさんべんまわってタバコにしょmeasure twice and cut once; don't slack off until the job's done properly; go around three times before you take a smoke

上には上があるうえにはうえがあるgreatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish

上には上がいるうえにはうえがいるgreatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish

上手の手から水が漏れるじょうずのてからみずがもれるanyone can make a mistake; even Homer nods

下戸と化け物はないげことばけものはないeveryone drinks at least a little bit; ghosts and non-drinkers do not exist

下手な考え休むに似たりへたなかんがえやすむににたりit's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

下手の考え休むに似たりへたのかんがえやすむににたりit's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

世間は張り物せけんははりものeveryone is putting on appearances; society is all show

両雄並び立たずりょうゆうならびたたずif two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexist

中流に舟を失えば一壺も千金ちゅうりゅうにふねをうしなえばいっこもせんきんany port will do in a storm; when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune

丸い卵も切りようで四角まるいたまごもきりようでしかくharsh words make the going rough; consider your words; a round egg can be cut into a square

九層の台は累土より起こるきゅうそうのうてなはるいどよりおこるmany a little makes a mickle; every little helps; the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth

乞食を三日すればやめられぬこじきをみっかすればやめられぬonce a beggar, always a beggar; if one begs for three days, one cannot stop

二人は伴侶、三人は仲間割れふたりははんりょ、さんにんはなかまわれtwo is a company, three is a crowd; one companion is better than two

二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ずにとをおうものはいっとをもえずif you run after two hares you will catch neither

二君に仕えずにくんにつかえずone can not serve two masters