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
S
Seiko udoku
Farm when it's sunny, read when it rains.
Shimen soka
Defeat is clear; Situation is desperate beyond hope.
Shiranu ga hotoke
Ignorance is bliss. / It's better to not know the truth.
Seiten no heki-reki
A bolt from the blue. / A complete surprise.
Saru mo ki kara ochiru
Everyone makes mistakes. / Nobody's perfect.
Shunsho ikkoku, atai senkin
Half an hour in a spring evening is worth a thousand gold pieces.
Sode fure-au mo tasho no en
Even when our sleeves brush together it is our karma.
Sugitaru wa nao oyobazaru ga gotoshi
Let what is past flow away downstream.
T
Tonari no shibafu wa aoi
The neighbour's lawn is green (The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence).
Tonbi or Tobi ga taka wo umu
A splendid child born from common parents.
Tazei ni buzei
Few against many.
Tade kuu mushi mo sukizuki
There's no accounting for taste. / To each his own.
U
Unsan mushÅ
Disappear without a trace.
Uma no mimi ni nembutsu
A sutra (Buddhist prayer) in a horse's ear (A wasted effort).
Y
Yabu wo tsutsuite hebi wo dasu.
Poke a bush, a snake comes out (Let sleeping dogs lie).
