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捨不得孩子套不住狼


舍不得孩子套不住狼

see styles
shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng
    she3 bu4 de5 hai2 zi5 tao4 bu4 zhu4 lang2
she pu te hai tzu t`ao pu chu lang
    she pu te hai tzu tao pu chu lang
one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb); (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things

新高瀬川地下発電所

see styles
 shintakasegawachikahatsudensho
    しんたかせがわちかはつでんしょ
(place-name) Shintakasegawa Undergound Power Station

東電五井火力発電所

see styles
 toudengoikaryokuhatsudensho / todengoikaryokuhatsudensho
    とうでんごいかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Tōdengoi Thermal Power Station

東電千葉火力発電所

see styles
 toudenchibakaryokuhatsudesho / todenchibakaryokuhatsudesho
    とうでんちばかりょくはつでしょ
(place-name) Tōdenchiba Thermal Power Station

東電姉崎火力発電所

see styles
 toudenanesakikaryokuhatsudensho / todenanesakikaryokuhatsudensho
    とうでんあねさきかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Tōden'anesaki Thermal Power Station

東電富津火力発電所

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 toudenfuttsukaryokuhatsudensho / todenfuttsukaryokuhatsudensho
    とうでんふっつかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Tōdenfuttsu Thermal Power Station

Variations:
根気よく
根気良く

see styles
 konkiyoku
    こんきよく
(adverb) (See 根気) patiently; with perseverance

水清ければ魚棲まず

see styles
 mizukiyokerebauosumazu
    みずきよければうおすまず
(expression) (proverb) the morally upright have a hard time making friends; fish will not live in water that is (too) clean

沖縄電力牧港発電所

see styles
 okinawadenryokumakiminatohatsudensho
    おきなわでんりょくまきみなとはつでんしょ
(place-name) Okinawadenryokumakiminato Power Station

波羅尼密婆舍跋提天


波罗尼密婆舍跋提天

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bō luó ní mì pó shè bá tí tiān
    bo1 luo2 ni2 mi4 po2 she4 ba2 ti2 tian1
po lo ni mi p`o she pa t`i t`ien
    po lo ni mi po she pa ti tien
 haranimitsubashahadaiten
Paranirmita-vaśavartin, 'obedient to the will of those who are transformed by others,' M. W.; v. 他化自在天.

Variations:
海老反り
えび反り

see styles
 ebizori
    えびぞり
holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power)

知己知彼,百戰不殆


知己知彼,百战不殆

see styles
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
    zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4
chih chi chih pi , pai chan pu tai
know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])

知彼知己,百戰不殆


知彼知己,百战不殆

see styles
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
    zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4
chih pi chih chi , pai chan pu tai
knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

石川石炭火力発電所

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 ishikawasekitankaryokuhatsudensho
    いしかわせきたんかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Ishikawasekitan Thermal Power Station

精も根も尽き果てる

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 seimokonmotsukihateru / semokonmotsukihateru
    せいもこんもつきはてる
(exp,v1) to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

精も魂も尽き果てる

see styles
 seimokonmotsukihateru / semokonmotsukihateru
    せいもこんもつきはてる
(irregular kanji usage) (exp,v1) to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)

精誠所至,金石為開


精诚所至,金石为开

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jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi
    jing1 cheng2 suo3 zhi4 , jin1 shi2 wei4 kai1
ching ch`eng so chih , chin shih wei k`ai
    ching cheng so chih , chin shih wei kai
lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom); fig. no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere

老天爺餓不死瞎家雀


老天爷饿不死瞎家雀

see styles
lǎo tiān yé è bù sǐ xiā jiā què
    lao3 tian1 ye2 e4 bu4 si3 xia1 jia1 que4
lao t`ien yeh o pu ssu hsia chia ch`üeh
    lao tien yeh o pu ssu hsia chia chüeh
lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom); fig. don't give up hope; if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel

Variations:
肥やし(P)
肥し

see styles
 koyashi
    こやし
(1) manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer; (2) something that will help one develop in the future

舊的不去,新的不來


旧的不去,新的不来

see styles
jiù de bù qù , xīn de bù lái
    jiu4 de5 bu4 qu4 , xin1 de5 bu4 lai2
chiu te pu ch`ü , hsin te pu lai
    chiu te pu chü , hsin te pu lai
lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.; You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.

西名古屋火力発電所

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 nishinagoyakaryokuhatsudensho
    にしなごやかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Nishinagoya Thermal Power Station

Variations:
言霊
言魂
こと霊

see styles
 kotodama
    ことだま
mysterious power of words to alter reality

道高益安,勢高益危


道高益安,势高益危

see styles
dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi
    dao4 gao1 yi4 an1 , shi4 gao1 yi4 wei1
tao kao i an , shih kao i wei
More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).

酒田共同火力発電所

see styles
 sakatakyoudoukaryokuhatsudensho / sakatakyodokaryokuhatsudensho
    さかたきょうどうかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Sakatakyōdou Thermal Power Station

Variations:
闘志満々
闘志満満

see styles
 toushimanman / toshimanman
    とうしまんまん
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) brimming with fighting spirit; being strong in the will to fight; burning with combativeness

陰陽師身の上知らず

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 onyoujiminoueshirazu / onyojiminoeshirazu
    おんようじみのうえしらず
(expression) (proverb) people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; a fortune teller can't tell their own future

電源投入シーケンス

see styles
 dengentounyuushiikensu / dengentonyushikensu
    でんげんとうにゅうシーケンス
{comp} power-on sequence

魚心あれば水心あり

see styles
 uogokoroarebamizugokoroari
    うおごころあればみずごころあり
(expression) (proverb) (See 魚心あれば水心) kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; if a fish is kind to the water, the water will be kind to the fish

魚心有れば水心有り

see styles
 uokokoroarebamizukokoroari
    うおこころあればみずこころあり
(expression) (idiom) if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

鹿島共同火力発電所

see styles
 kashimakyoudoukaryokuhatsudensho / kashimakyodokaryokuhatsudensho
    かしまきょうどうかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Kashimakyōdou Thermal Power Station

エナジーセーブモード

see styles
 enajiiseebumoodo / enajiseebumoodo
    エナジーセーブモード
(computer terminology) energy save mode; low power mode

エンディング・ノート

see styles
 endingu nooto
    エンディング・ノート
booklet constituting an informal living will (containing wishes regarding one's hospitalization or funeral, and perhaps one's life story, messages to loved ones, etc.) (wasei: ending note)

オート・パワー・オフ

see styles
 ooto pawaa ofu / ooto pawa ofu
    オート・パワー・オフ
(computer terminology) auto power off

スチューデントパワー

see styles
 suchuudentopawaa / suchudentopawa
    スチューデントパワー
student power

バーゲニング・パワー

see styles
 baageningu pawaa / bageningu pawa
    バーゲニング・パワー
bargaining power

パワー・シェアリング

see styles
 pawaa shearingu / pawa shearingu
    パワー・シェアリング
power sharing

パワー・ステアリング

see styles
 pawaa sutearingu / pawa sutearingu
    パワー・ステアリング
power steering

パワー・スペクトラム

see styles
 pawaa supekutoramu / pawa supekutoramu
    パワー・スペクトラム
power spectrum

パワー・ハラスメント

see styles
 pawaa harasumento / pawa harasumento
    パワー・ハラスメント
harassment, e.g. in the workplace, from a position of power (wasei: power harassment); bullying

パワーウエイトレシオ

see styles
 pawaaueitoreshio / pawauetoreshio
    パワーウエイトレシオ
power weight ratio

パワーポリティックス

see styles
 pawaaporitikkusu / pawaporitikkusu
    パワーポリティックス
power politics

ホイッパーウィル夜鷹

see styles
 hoippaairuyotaka / hoippairuyotaka
    ホイッパーウィルよたか
(kana only) whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill

一寸の虫にも五分の魂

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 issunnomushinimogobunotamashii / issunnomushinimogobunotamashi
    いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい
(expression) (proverb) tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them

九州電力新小倉発電所

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 kyuushuudenryokushinkokurahatsudensho / kyushudenryokushinkokurahatsudensho
    きゅうしゅうでんりょくしんこくらはつでんしょ
(place-name) Kyūshuudenryokushinkokura Power Station

二度ある事は三度ある

see styles
 nidoarukotohasandoaru
    にどあることはさんどある
(expression) (idiom) What happens twice will happen thrice

住友壬生川火力発電所

see styles
 sumitomonyuugawakaryokuhatsudensho / sumitomonyugawakaryokuhatsudensho
    すみともにゅうがわかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Sumitomonyūgawa Thermal Power Station

先のことは分からない

see styles
 sakinokotohawakaranai
    さきのことはわからない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)

Variations:
原子力村
原子力ムラ

see styles
 genshiryokumura(原子力村); genshiryokumura(原子力mura)
    げんしりょくむら(原子力村); げんしりょくムラ(原子力ムラ)
(derogatory term) nuclear power village; tight-knit community of legislators, regulators and manufacturers involved in the promotion of nuclear power

嘘つきは泥棒の始まり

see styles
 usotsukihadorobounohajimari / usotsukihadorobonohajimari
    うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり
(expression) (idiom) Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief

嘘吐きは泥棒の始まり

see styles
 usotsukihadorobounohajimari / usotsukihadorobonohajimari
    うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり
(expression) (idiom) Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief

Variations:
声(P)
聲(oK)

see styles
 koe
    こえ
(1) voice; (2) singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot; (3) voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will; (4) sound; (5) (usu. as ~の声を聞く) sense (of something's arrival); feeling; (6) {ling} voice; voiced sound

奥多々良木地下発電所

see styles
 okutataragichikahatsudensho
    おくたたらぎちかはつでんしょ
(place-name) Okutataragi Undergound Power Station

好きこそ物の上手なれ

see styles
 sukikosomononojouzunare / sukikosomononojozunare
    すきこそもののじょうずなれ
(expression) (idiom) What one likes, one will do well; You become good at what you like doing

子供の喧嘩に親が出る

see styles
 kodomonokenkanioyagaderu
    こどものけんかにおやがでる
(exp,v1) (proverb) when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs

待てば甘露の日和あり

see styles
 matebakanronohiyoriari
    まてばかんろのひよりあり
(expression) (proverb) good things come to those who wait; if you wait, there will come a fine day of nectar (falling from the sky)

後は野となれ山となれ

see styles
 atohanotonareyamatonare
    あとはのとなれやまとなれ
(expression) (proverb) I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself

Variations:
御稜威
御厳(rK)

see styles
 miitsu(gikun); miizu(御稜威)(gikun) / mitsu(gikun); mizu(御稜威)(gikun)
    みいつ(gikun); みいず(御稜威)(gikun)
(honorific or respectful language) (poetic term) power (of the Emperor); Emperor's might

Variations:
意のままに
意の儘に

see styles
 inomamani
    いのままに
(exp,adv) at will

日本原子力東海発電所

see styles
 nihongenshiryokutoukaihatsudensho / nihongenshiryokutokaihatsudensho
    にほんげんしりょくとうかいはつでんしょ
(place-name) Nihongenshiryokutoukai Power Station

明日は明日の風が吹く

see styles
 ashitahaashitanokazegafuku; asuhaasunokazegafuku / ashitahashitanokazegafuku; asuhasunokazegafuku
    あしたはあしたのかぜがふく; あすはあすのかぜがふく
(exp,v5k) (proverb) tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow

朱に交われば赤くなる

see styles
 shunimajiwarebaakakunaru / shunimajiwarebakakunaru
    しゅにまじわればあかくなる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them; spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer; when mixing with vermillion, one becomes red

東新潟LNG火力発電

see styles
 higashiniigataeruenujiikaryokuhatsuden / higashinigataeruenujikaryokuhatsuden
    ひがしにいがたエルエヌジーかりょくはつでん
(c) East Niigata LNG Thermal Electric Power Generation

東電袖ケ浦火力発電所

see styles
 toudensodegaurakaryokuhatsudensho / todensodegaurakaryokuhatsudensho
    とうでんそでがうらかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Tōdensodegaura Thermal Power Station

柏崎刈羽原子力発電所

see styles
 kashiwazakikariwagenshiryokuhatsudensho
    かしわざきかりわげんしりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Kashiwazakikariwa Nuclear Power Station

Variations:
気(P)
氣(oK)

see styles
 ki
    き
(1) (See 気が大きい) spirit; mind; heart; (2) (See 気が短い) nature; disposition; (3) (oft. after a verb) (See やる気,気がない・1) intention; mind; will; motivation; (4) (See 気が変わる,気が重い) mood; feelings; (5) (See 気を失う) consciousness; (6) (See 気をつかう) care; attention; consideration; worry; (7) (See 気を引く・1) interest; (8) (the) air; atmosphere; (9) ambience; atmosphere (of); air (of); mood; (10) fragrance; aroma; flavour; taste; (11) qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine); chi; ki

溺れる者は藁をも掴む

see styles
 oborerumonohawaraomotsukamu
    おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ
(expression) (proverb) A drowning man will catch at a straw

Variations:
砕ける(P)
摧ける

see styles
 kudakeru
    くだける
(v1,vi) (1) to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed; (v1,vi) (2) to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight); (v1,vi) (3) (See くだけた・2) to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable; (v1,vi) (4) (See くだけた・1) to become easy to understand (e.g. a story); (v1,vi) (5) to be worried

福島第一原子力発電所

see styles
 fukushimadaiichigenshiryokuhatsudensho / fukushimadaichigenshiryokuhatsudensho
    ふくしまだいいちげんしりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant

福島第二原子力発電所

see styles
 fukushimadainigenshiryokuhatsudensho
    ふくしまだいにげんしりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant

秋茄子は嫁に食わすな

see styles
 akinasuhayomenikuwasuna
    あきなすはよめにくわすな
(expression) (proverb) don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)

Variations:
綱引き(P)
綱曳き

see styles
 tsunahiki
    つなひき
(1) tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); (2) forward puller (of a rickshaw)

Variations:
自分勝手
自分かって

see styles
 jibunkatte; jibungatte(自分勝手)
    じぶんかって; じぶんがって(自分勝手)
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases; one's own free will

蟻の穴から堤も崩れる

see styles
 arinoanakaratsutsumimokuzureru
    ありのあなからつつみもくずれる
(exp,v1) (proverb) a small leak will sink a great ship

Variations:
跡取り息子
後取息子

see styles
 atotorimusuko
    あととりむすこ
son and heir; son who will succeed one

Variations:
鉄(P)
鐵(oK)

see styles
 tetsu
    てつ
(1) iron (Fe); (2) (See 鋼・1) steel; (adj-no,n) (3) iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); (n,n-suf,n-pref) (4) (abbreviation) (See 鉄道) railway; (suffix noun) (5) (colloquialism) railway enthusiast

電源投入時パスワード

see styles
 dengentounyuujipasuwaado / dengentonyujipasuwado
    でんげんとうにゅうじパスワード
{comp} power-on password

Variations:
電纜
電らん(sK)

see styles
 denran
    でんらん
(form) (See ケーブル・1) (electrical) cable; power cable

靜慮解脫等持等至智力

see styles
jìng lǜ jiě tuō děng chí děng zhì zhì lì
    jing4 lv4 jie3 tuo1 deng3 chi2 deng3 zhi4 zhi4 li4
ching lü chieh t`o teng ch`ih teng chih chih li
    ching lü chieh to teng chih teng chih chih li
the power of knowledge of all forms of liberating meditation

うそつきは泥棒の始まり

see styles
 usotsukihadorobounohajimari / usotsukihadorobonohajimari
    うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり
(expression) (idiom) Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief

Variations:
ジャン負け
じゃん負け

see styles
 janmake(jan負ke); janmake(jan負ke)
    ジャンまけ(ジャン負け); じゃんまけ(じゃん負け)
(See じゃんけん) playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who will carry out a task

スチューデント・パワー

see styles
 suchuudento pawaa / suchudento pawa
    スチューデント・パワー
student power

チェルノブイリ原発事故

see styles
 cherunobuirigenpatsujiko
    チェルノブイリげんぱつじこ
(hist) Chernobyl disaster (April, 1986); Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident

Variations:
ツケが回る
付けが回る

see styles
 tsukegamawaru(tsukega回ru); tsukegamawaru(付kega回ru)
    ツケがまわる(ツケが回る); つけがまわる(付けが回る)
(exp,v5r) (kana only) (idiom) (See ツケが回って来る・ツケがまわってくる) you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping

バランス・オブ・パワー

see styles
 baransu obu pawaa / baransu obu pawa
    バランス・オブ・パワー
balance of power

パワー・ポリティックス

see styles
 pawaa poritikkusu / pawa poritikkusu
    パワー・ポリティックス
power politics

パワーエレクトロニクス

see styles
 pawaaerekutoronikusu / pawaerekutoronikusu
    パワーエレクトロニクス
power electronics

ホイッパーウィルヨタカ

see styles
 hoippaairuyotaka / hoippairuyotaka
    ホイッパーウィルヨタカ
(kana only) whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill

ホイップアーウイル夜鷹

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 hoippuaauiruyotaka / hoippuauiruyotaka
    ホイップアーウイルよたか
(kana only) whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus); whippoorwill

Variations:
ものですか
もんですか

see styles
 monodesuka; mondesuka
    ものですか; もんですか
(expression) (feminine speech) (See ものか) as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

中部電力川越火力発電所

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 chuubudenryokugawagoekaryokuhatsudensho / chubudenryokugawagoekaryokuhatsudensho
    ちゅうぶでんりょくがわごえかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Chuubudenryokugawagoe Thermal Power Station

中部電力碧南火力発電所

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 chuubudenryokuhekinankaryokuhatsudensho / chubudenryokuhekinankaryokuhatsudensho
    ちゅうぶでんりょくへきなんかりょくはつでんしょ
(place-name) Chuubudenryokuhekinan Thermal Power Station

二度あることは三度ある

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 nidoarukotohasandoaru
    にどあることはさんどある
(expression) (idiom) What happens twice will happen thrice

人の口に戸は立てられず

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 hitonokuchinitohataterarezu
    ひとのくちにとはたてられず
(expression) (idiom) people will talk

働かざる者食うべからず

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 hatarakazarumonokuubekarazu / hatarakazarumonokubekarazu
    はたらかざるものくうべからず
(expression) if man will not work, he shall not eat

動力炉核燃料開発事業団

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 douryokurokakunenryoukaihatsujigyoudan / doryokurokakunenryokaihatsujigyodan
    どうりょくろかくねんりょうかいはつじぎょうだん
(c) Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation; PNC

Variations:
勢い(P)
勢(io)

see styles
 ikioi(p); ikiyoi(ik)
    いきおい(P); いきよい(ik)
(1) force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life; (2) influence; authority; power; might; (3) impetus; momentum; course (of events); (adverb) (4) naturally; necessarily

匹夫も志を奪うべからず

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 hippumokokorozashioubaubekarazu / hippumokokorozashiobaubekarazu
    ひっぷもこころざしをうばうべからず
(expression) (proverb) one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions

千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より

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 senjounotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyori / senjonotsutsumimoarinoikketsuyori
    せんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつより
(expression) (idiom) A little leak will sink a great ship

名の無い星は宵から出る

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 nanonaihoshihayoikaraderu
    なのないほしはよいからでる
(exp,v1) (proverb) the worst goes foremost; those one eagerly await will not arrive first

嘘つきは泥棒のはじまり

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 usotsukihadorobounohajimari / usotsukihadorobonohajimari
    うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり
(expression) (idiom) Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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