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Dragon, head, snake, tail

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:32:39 +0000

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)

A kite breeding a hawk.

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:55:55 +0000

A kite breeding a hawk. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… A splendid child born from common parents. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

Let flow in the water

admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:53:46 +0000

Let flow in the water — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Forgive and forget; water under the bridge (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

Even monkeys fall from trees.

admin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:00:20 +0000

Even monkeys fall from trees. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Everyone makes mistakes. / Nobody’s perfect. (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)

One stone, two birds

admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:54:30 +0000

One stone, two birds — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Killing two birds with one stone; Doing 2 things with one action. Source: Unknown. No similar line is known in Chinese texts and presumed a translation of an English saying, “Kill two birds with one stone.” (This is a Japanese proverb, saying, or idiom)