Index of Quotes: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
F
Fuku sui bon ni kaerazu
Overturned water doesn't return to the tray (There's no use crying over spilt milk).
Fukusui bon ni kaerazu
It's no use crying over spilt milk. / A separated couple can never go back to as it was.
G
Gou ni itte wa, gou ni shitagae
Entering the village, obey the village (When in Rome, do as the Romans do)
Gaden insui
Doing/speaking about things in a way to benefit yourself.
H
Hotoke no kao mo san-do made
Even the Buddha's face, only until the third [slap], meaning even the most mild-mannered person will lose his/her temper eventually.
Hana yori dango
The person to whom it is directed prefers practical gain to aesthetics.
I
Iwanu ga hana
Not-speaking is the flower (Silence is golden)
Isseki nichÅ
Killing two birds with one stone; Doing 2 things with one action.
I no naka no kawazu taikai wo shirazu
People are satisfied to judge things by their own narrow experience, never knowing of the wide world outside.
Inu o mikka kaeba san-nen on o wasurenu, neko wa san-nen katte mikka de on o wasureru
Feed a dog for three days and it is gratefull for three years. Feed a cat for three years and it forgets after three days.
Ippai-me wa hito sake o nomi, nihai-me wa sake sake o nomi, sanbai-me wa sake hito o nomu
With the first glass a man drinks wine, with the second glass the wine drinks the wine, with the third glass the wine drinks the man.
