Proverbs and Sayings » Japanese

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)

Don’t let your daughter-in-law eat autumn eggplants.

admin — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:01:58 +0000

Don’t let your daughter-in-law eat autumn eggplants. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Don’t let yourself be taken advantage of. Some background, Eggplants are delicious in the fall season when they tend to be seedless. A mean mother-in-law would rather not share such a delicacy with her daughter-in-law. Another meaning is to take care the body of daughter-in-law. Oriental medicine thoughts, eating eggplants cools our body. So it also means we should not give daughter-in-law eggplants in autumn for save her from cold. Especially pregnant woman. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)