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dumplings over flowers

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:05:54 +0000

dumplings over flowers — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… The person to whom it is directed prefers practical gain to aesthetics. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

One who chases after two hares won’t catch even one.

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:07:51 +0000

One who chases after two hares won’t catch even one. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Trying to do two things at once will make you fail in both. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

Ten persons, ten colors

admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:14:38 +0000

Ten persons, ten colors — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… To each his/her own. / Different strokes for different folks. This is also a pun, since even the character “?” is read in two ways, ju and to. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

Child of a frog is a frog.

admin — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:12:13 +0000

Child of a frog is a frog. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Like father, like son. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

Clear sky, cultivate, rainy, reading

admin — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:03:48 +0000

Clear sky, cultivate, rainy, reading — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Farm when it’s sunny, read when it rains. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)