Proverbs and Sayings

Stumbling seven times but recovering eight. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… perseverance is better than defeat. Similar would be, perseverance is the key. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

There are even bugs that eat knotweed. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… There’s no accounting for taste. / To each his own. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

Thunderclap from a clear sky. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… A bolt from the blue. / A complete surprise. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

Summer heater winter fan — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Something which is out of season and therefore rendered useless. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

Dragon, head, snake, tail — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Anticlimax, the beginning is like a dragons head, great and majestic and the ending is like a snakes tail, tiny and pathetic. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)