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Variations:
じゃろ
じゃろう

see styles
 jaro; jarou / jaro; jaro
    じゃろ; じゃろう
(expression) (1) (western Japanese; also freq. used in animation and foreign-language dubbing to indicate a person is old) (See だろう・1) seems; I think; I guess; (expression) (2) (See だろう・2) right?; don't you agree?

Variations:
ぞい
ぞえ
ぜえ

see styles
 zoi; zoe; zee
    ぞい; ぞえ; ぜえ
(particle) (archaism) (at sentence-end; indicates mild emphasis) don't you think?

どうもこうもない

see styles
 doumokoumonai / domokomonai
    どうもこうもない
(expression) (1) (usu. in response to a どう question) (See どうもこうも) terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; (expression) (2) without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is

ドン・ジョバンニ

see styles
 don jobanni
    ドン・ジョバンニ
(work) Don Giovanni (opera by Mozart); (wk) Don Giovanni (opera by Mozart)

ドン・ペリニョン

see styles
 don periniyon
    ドン・ペリニヨン
(product name) Dom Perignon

一家人不說兩家話


一家人不说两家话

see styles
yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà
    yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 shuo1 liang3 jia1 hua4
i chia jen pu shuo liang chia hua
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom); fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help; people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

不問就聽不到假話


不问就听不到假话

see styles
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
    bu4 wen4 jiu4 ting1 bu4 dao4 jia3 hua4
pu wen chiu t`ing pu tao chia hua
    pu wen chiu ting pu tao chia hua
Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)

不在其位不謀其政


不在其位不谋其政

see styles
bù zài qí wèi bù móu qí zhèng
    bu4 zai4 qi2 wei4 bu4 mou2 qi2 zheng4
pu tsai ch`i wei pu mou ch`i cheng
    pu tsai chi wei pu mou chi cheng
don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)

初心忘る可からず

see styles
 shoshinwasurubekarazu
    しょしんわするべからず
(expression) (idiom) Don't forget your first resolution

取らぬ狸の皮算用

see styles
 toranutanukinokawazanyou / toranutanukinokawazanyo
    とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
(expression) (proverb) don't count your chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

差し支えなければ

see styles
 sashitsukaenakereba
    さしつかえなければ
(expression) if it's alright; if you don't mind my asking; if it's all the same to you

心急吃不了熱豆腐


心急吃不了热豆腐

see styles
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
    xin1 ji2 chi1 bu5 liao3 re4 dou4 fu5
hsin chi ch`ih pu liao je tou fu
    hsin chi chih pu liao je tou fu
hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom); one just has to be patient; haste will ruin everything

捕らぬ狸の皮算用

see styles
 toranutanukinokawazanyou / toranutanukinokawazanyo
    とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
(expression) (proverb) don't count your chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

易者身の上知らず

see styles
 ekishaminoueshirazu / ekishaminoeshirazu
    えきしゃみのうえしらず
(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

李下に冠を整さず

see styles
 rikanikanmuriotadasazu
    りかにかんむりをたださず
(expression) (proverb) leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)

李下に冠を正さず

see styles
 rikanikanmuriotadasazu
    りかにかんむりをたださず
(expression) (proverb) leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)

獲らぬ狸の皮算用

see styles
 toranutanukinokawazanyou / toranutanukinokawazanyo
    とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
(expression) (proverb) don't count your chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

習わぬ経は読めぬ

see styles
 narawanukyouhayomenu / narawanukyohayomenu
    ならわぬきょうはよめぬ
(expression) (proverb) you can't do something if you don't know how to do it; you can't read a sutra (by heart) if you haven't learned it

蒔かぬ種は生えぬ

see styles
 makanutanehahaenu
    まかぬたねははえぬ
(expression) (proverb) nothing comes of nothing; don't expect things to happen on their own

訳ではありません

see styles
 wakedehaarimasen / wakedeharimasen
    わけではありません
(expression) (kana only) (See 訳ではない・わけではない) it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

野となれ山となれ

see styles
 notonareyamatonare
    のとなれやまとなれ
(expression) (See 後は野となれ山となれ・あとはのとなれやまとなれ) I don't care what happens (after this)

鈍慧士夫補特伽羅


钝慧士夫补特伽罗

see styles
dùn huì shì fū bǔ tè qié luó
    dun4 hui4 shi4 fu1 bu3 te4 qie2 luo2
tun hui shih fu pu t`e ch`ieh lo
    tun hui shih fu pu te chieh lo
 don'e shifu futogara
persons of dull intelligence

お礼には及びません

see styles
 oreinihaoyobimasen / orenihaoyobimasen
    おれいにはおよびません
(expression) it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary

Variations:
だろう(P)
だろ

see styles
 darou(p); daro / daro(p); daro
    だろう(P); だろ
(expression) (1) (conjectural form of copula だ) (See でしょう・1) seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope; (expression) (2) right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

Variations:
ドンマイ
どんまい

see styles
 donmai; donmai
    ドンマイ; どんまい
(interjection) (used to encourage someone after a mistake or failure) don't worry about it (eng: don't mind); never mind; it's OK

ばかも休み休み言え

see styles
 bakamoyasumiyasumiie / bakamoyasumiyasumie
    ばかもやすみやすみいえ
(expression) stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break

不要在一棵樹上吊死


不要在一棵树上吊死

see styles
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
    bu4 yao4 zai4 yi1 ke1 shu4 shang4 diao4 si3
pu yao tsai i k`o shu shang tiao ssu
    pu yao tsai i ko shu shang tiao ssu
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom); there's more than one way to skin a cat

仏ほっとけ神構うな

see styles
 hotokehottokekamikamauna
    ほとけほっとけかみかまうな
(expression) (joc) don't bother the Buddha, give no heed to God

兩國相爭,不斬來使


两国相争,不斩来使

see styles
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
    liang3 guo2 xiang1 zheng1 , bu4 zhan3 lai2 shi3
liang kuo hsiang cheng , pu chan lai shih
when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

前事不忘,後事之師


前事不忘,后事之师

see styles
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
    qian2 shi4 bu4 wang4 , hou4 shi4 zhi1 shi1
ch`ien shih pu wang , hou shih chih shih
    chien shih pu wang , hou shih chih shih
don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience

取其精華,去其糟粕


取其精华,去其糟粕

see styles
qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò
    qu3 qi2 jing1 hua2 , qu4 qi2 zao1 po4
ch`ü ch`i ching hua , ch`ü ch`i tsao p`o
    chü chi ching hua , chü chi tsao po
take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan); keep what is good, discard the rest; You need to be selective when studying.; In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.

寝言は寝てから言え

see styles
 negotohanetekaraie
    ねごとはねてからいえ
(expression) (joc) don't talk nonsense; sleep talk after you go to sleep

小洞不堵,大洞難補


小洞不堵,大洞难补

see styles
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ
    xiao3 dong4 bu4 du3 , da4 dong4 nan2 bu3
hsiao tung pu tu , ta tung nan pu
If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.

差しつかえなければ

see styles
 sashitsukaenakereba
    さしつかえなければ
(expression) if it's alright; if you don't mind my asking; if it's all the same to you

己所不欲,勿施於人


己所不欲,勿施于人

see styles
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
    ji3 suo3 bu4 yu4 , wu4 shi1 yu2 ren2
chi so pu yü , wu shih yü jen
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects); Do as you would be done by.; Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

御礼には及びません

see styles
 oreinihaoyobimasen / orenihaoyobimasen
    おれいにはおよびません
(expression) it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary

欲加之罪,何患無辭


欲加之罪,何患无辞

see styles
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí
    yu4 jia1 zhi1 zui4 , he2 huan4 wu2 ci2
yü chia chih tsui , ho huan wu tz`u
    yü chia chih tsui , ho huan wu tzu
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb; Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.

渡る世間に鬼はない

see styles
 watarusekennionihanai
    わたるせけんにおにはない
(expression) all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere

渡る世間に鬼は無い

see styles
 watarusekennionihanai
    わたるせけんにおにはない
(expression) all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere

Variations:
相席
合席
合い席

see styles
 aiseki
    あいせき
(n,vs,vi) sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)

眼見為實,耳聽為虛


眼见为实,耳听为虚

see styles
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
    yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2 , er3 ting1 wei2 xu1
yen chien wei shih , erh t`ing wei hsü
    yen chien wei shih , erh ting wei hsü
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so.

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

聞いて極楽見て地獄

see styles
 kiitegokurakumitejigoku / kitegokurakumitejigoku
    きいてごくらくみてじごく
(expression) (proverb) don't believe everything you hear; what is a paradise on hearsay may be a hell at sight

Variations:
褐を釈く
褐を解く

see styles
 katsuotoku
    かつをとく
(exp,v5k) (See 官服) to enter government service; to become an official; to don an official uniform; to remove commoners' clothing

触らぬ神に祟りなし

see styles
 sawaranukaminitatarinashi
    さわらぬかみにたたりなし
(expression) (idiom) let sleeping dogs lie; if it ain't broke, don't fix it

触らぬ神に祟り無し

see styles
 sawaranukaminitatarinashi
    さわらぬかみにたたりなし
(expression) (idiom) let sleeping dogs lie; if it ain't broke, don't fix it

言者無罪,聞者足戒


言者无罪,闻者足戒

see styles
yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè
    yan2 zhe3 wu2 zui4 , wen2 zhe3 zu2 jie4
yen che wu tsui , wen che tsu chieh
don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously

陰陽師身の上知らず

see styles
 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

靡不有初,鮮克有終


靡不有初,鲜克有终

see styles
mǐ bù yǒu chū , xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng
    mi3 bu4 you3 chu1 , xian3 ke4 you3 zhong1
mi pu yu ch`u , hsien k`o yu chung
    mi pu yu chu , hsien ko yu chung
almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start something you can't handle

馬鹿も休み休み言え

see styles
 bakamoyasumiyasumiie / bakamoyasumiyasumie
    ばかもやすみやすみいえ
(expression) stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break

鳥不拉屎,雞不生蛋


鸟不拉屎,鸡不生蛋

see styles
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
    niao3 bu4 la1 shi3 , ji1 bu4 sheng1 dan4
niao pu la shih , chi pu sheng tan
lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom); fig. god-forsaken; remote and desolate

鳥不生蛋,狗不拉屎


鸟不生蛋,狗不拉屎

see styles
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
    niao3 bu4 sheng1 dan4 , gou3 bu4 la1 shi3
niao pu sheng tan , kou pu la shih
lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom); fig. god-forsaken; remote and desolate

そうは問屋が卸さない

see styles
 souhatonyagaorosanai / sohatonyagaorosanai
    そうはとんやがおろさない
(expression) things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy

Variations:
で(P)
にて(P)

see styles
 de(p); nite(p)
    で(P); にて(P)
(particle) (1) (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form) at; in; (particle) (2) (indicates time of action) at; when; (particle) (3) (indicates means of action) by; with; (conjunction) (4) and then; so; (auxiliary) (5) (で only) (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types) (See て) and; then; (particle) (6) (で only) (ksb:) (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.) (See よ・1) let me tell you; don't you know

不是一家人不進一家門


不是一家人不进一家门

see styles
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
    bu4 shi4 yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 jin4 yi1 jia1 men2
pu shih i chia jen pu chin i chia men
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); marriages are predestined; people marry because they share common traits

人を見たら泥棒と思え

see styles
 hitoomitaradoroboutoomoe / hitoomitaradorobotoomoe
    ひとをみたらどろぼうとおもえ
(expression) (proverb) don't trust strangers; always assume the worst (of people)

何が何だか分からない

see styles
 naniganandakawakaranai
    なにがなんだかわからない
(expression) don't know what's what

Variations:
啐啄同時
そっ啄同時

see styles
 sottakudouji / sottakudoji
    そったくどうじ
(expression) (yoji) timing is everything; don't jump the gun

山高きが故に貴からず

see styles
 yamatakakigayuenitattokarazu
    やまたかきがゆえにたっとからず
(expression) (proverb) don't judge a book by its cover; a mountain is not to be honoured just because it is high

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

思う事言わねば腹膨る

see styles
 omoukotoiwanebaharafukuru / omokotoiwanebaharafukuru
    おもうこといわねばはらふくる
(expression) (proverb) if you don't speak your mind, you'll feel uneasy afterwards

敗軍の将は兵を語らず

see styles
 haigunnoshouhaheiokatarazu / haigunnoshohaheokatarazu
    はいぐんのしょうはへいをかたらず
(expression) (proverb) don't be a sore loser; don't make excuses for your failures; a defeated general should not talk of strategy

然うは問屋が卸さない

see styles
 souhatonyagaorosanai / sohatonyagaorosanai
    そうはとんやがおろさない
(expression) things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy

牛は牛連れ馬は馬連れ

see styles
 ushihaushizureumahaumazure
    うしはうしづれうまはうまづれ
(expression) (proverb) birds of a feather flock together; don't mix your horses with your cows

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)

聞くと見るとは大違い

see styles
 kikutomirutohaoochigai
    きくとみるとはおおちがい
(expression) (proverb) don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen

触らぬ神にたたりなし

see styles
 sawaranukaminitatarinashi
    さわらぬかみにたたりなし
(expression) (idiom) let sleeping dogs lie; if it ain't broke, don't fix it

Variations:
ご心配なく
御心配なく

see styles
 goshinpainaku
    ごしんぱいなく
(expression) (polite language) don't worry; no worries; never mind

Variations:
しちゃダメ
しちゃだめ

see styles
 shichadame; shichadame
    しちゃダメ; しちゃだめ
(expression) (colloquialism) (col. equiv. of してはならない) don't; you can't

そうは問屋がおろさない

see styles
 souhatonyagaorosanai / sohatonyagaorosanai
    そうはとんやがおろさない
(expression) things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy

Variations:
でしょう(P)
でしょ

see styles
 deshou(p); desho / desho(p); desho
    でしょう(P); でしょ
(expression) (1) (See だろう) it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; (expression) (2) right?; don't you agree?

ワンポイントアドバイス

see styles
 wanpointoadobaisu
    ワンポイントアドバイス
(exp,n) hint (wasei: one-point advice); do's and don'ts

不怕不識貨,只怕貨比貨


不怕不识货,只怕货比货

see styles
bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò
    bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , zhi3 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4
pu p`a pu shih huo , chih p`a huo pi huo
    pu pa pu shih huo , chih pa huo pi huo
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison

不怕不識貨,就怕貨比貨


不怕不识货,就怕货比货

see styles
bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò
    bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , jiu4 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4
pu p`a pu shih huo , chiu p`a huo pi huo
    pu pa pu shih huo , chiu pa huo pi huo
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison

人は見かけによらぬもの

see styles
 hitohamikakeniyoranumono
    ひとはみかけによらぬもの
(expression) (idiom) appearances can be deceiving; don't judge a book by its cover

人は見掛けに依らぬもの

see styles
 hitohamikakeniyoranumono
    ひとはみかけによらぬもの
(expression) (idiom) appearances can be deceiving; don't judge a book by its cover

學如逆水行舟,不進則退


学如逆水行舟,不进则退

see styles
xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
    xue2 ru2 ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1 , bu4 jin4 ze2 tui4
hsüeh ju ni shui hsing chou , pu chin tse t`ui
    hsüeh ju ni shui hsing chou , pu chin tse tui
study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind

Variations:
心配ご無用
心配御無用

see styles
 shinpaigomuyou / shinpaigomuyo
    しんぱいごむよう
(expression) don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

Variations:
悪しからず(P)
不悪

see styles
 ashikarazu
    あしからず
(adverb) (kana only) don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry

杖に縋るとも人に縋るな

see styles
 tsuenisugarutomohitonisugaruna
    つえにすがるともひとにすがるな
(expression) (proverb) don't be a burden to others; lean on your cane, but don't lean on others

棒ほど願って針ほど叶う

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 bouhodonegatteharihodokanau / bohodonegatteharihodokanau
    ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう
(exp,v5u) (proverb) you can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope

泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう

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 dorobouotoraetenawaonau / dorobootoraetenawaonau
    どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう
(expression) (proverb) starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught

泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う

see styles
 dorobouotoraetenawaonau / dorobootoraetenawaonau
    どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう
(expression) (proverb) starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught

Variations:
滅相もない
滅相も無い

see styles
 messoumonai / messomonai
    めっそうもない
(expression) don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it

瓜田不納履,李下不整冠


瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠

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guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
    gua1 tian2 bu4 na4 lu:3 , li3 xia4 bu4 zheng3 guan1
kua t`ien pu na lü , li hsia pu cheng kuan
    kua tien pu na lü , li hsia pu cheng kuan
lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom); fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion; innocent acts may be misconstrued

知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼

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 shiranuhotokeyorinajiminooni
    しらぬほとけよりなじみのおに
(expression) (proverb) better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't

知らぬ神より馴染みの鬼

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 shiranukamiyorinajiminooni
    しらぬかみよりなじみのおに
(expression) (proverb) (See 知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼) better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the god you don't

若要人不知,除非己莫為


若要人不知,除非己莫为

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ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi
    ruo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1 , chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2
jo yao jen pu chih , ch`u fei chi mo wei
    jo yao jen pu chih , chu fei chi mo wei
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

Variations:
馬鹿を言え
バカを言え

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 bakaoie(馬鹿o言e); bakaoie(bakao言e)
    ばかをいえ(馬鹿を言え); バカをいえ(バカを言え)
(expression) stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break

あの声で蜥蜴食らうか時鳥

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 anokoedetokagekuraukahototogisu
    あのこえでとかげくらうかほととぎす
(expression) (proverb) don't judge a book by its cover

Variations:
いいえ(P)
いえ(P)

see styles
 iie(p); ie(p) / ie(p); ie(p)
    いいえ(P); いえ(P)
(interjection) (1) no; (interjection) (2) you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

Variations:
たら(P)
ったら(P)

see styles
 tara(p); ttara(p)
    たら(P); ったら(P)
(conj,prt) (1) if; when; after; (particle) (2) (colloquialism) (indicates light scorn, annoyance, surprise, etc. about a topic) when it comes to ...; as for ...; that ...; (particle) (3) (colloquialism) (at sentence end) why don't you ...; why not ...; how about ...; what about ...; (particle) (4) (colloquialism) (at sentence end; adds emphasis; usu. ったら) I tell you!; I said ...; I really mean ...; (particle) (5) (colloquialism) (indicates frustration, impatience, etc.; usu. ったら) vocative particle

Variations:
でっしゃろ
でっしゃろう

see styles
 dessharo; dessharou / dessharo; dessharo
    でっしゃろ; でっしゃろう
(expression) (polite language) (ksb:) (See でしょう) right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?

Variations:
ドンファン
ドン・ファン

see styles
 donfan; don fan
    ドンファン; ドン・ファン
(1) Don Juan; (2) womanizer; libertine

ワンポイント・アドバイス

see styles
 wanpointo adobaisu
    ワンポイント・アドバイス
(exp,n) hint (wasei: one-point advice); do's and don'ts

Variations:
丼(P)
丼ぶり(io)

see styles
 donburi(p); don(丼)
    どんぶり(P); どん(丼)
(1) (どんぶり only) porcelain bowl; (2) (abbreviation) (See 丼物) donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず

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 kasshitemotousennomizuonomazu / kasshitemotosennomizuonomazu
    かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず
(expression) (proverb) better starve than fatten on ill-gotten wealth; don't lower yourself to unjust acts, no matter how desperate you are; refraining to drink from a spring called Robber's Spring even if thirsty

Variations:
お手柔らかに
御手柔らかに

see styles
 oteyawarakani
    おてやわらかに
(adverb) (1) gently; mildly; leniently; (expression) (2) don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me

Variations:
どの口が言う
どの口がいう

see styles
 donokuchigaiu
    どのくちがいう
(exp,v5u) look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?

Variations:
ね(P)
ねー
ねえ
ねぇ

see styles
 ne(p); nee; nee; ne
    ね(P); ねー; ねえ; ねぇ
(particle) (1) (at sentence end; used as a request for confirmation or agreement) right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?; (interjection) (2) hey; say; listen; look; come on; (particle) (3) (at sentence end; used to express one's thoughts or feelings) you know; you see; I must say; I should think; (particle) (4) (at sentence end; used to make an informal request) will you?; please; (particle) (5) (at the end of a non-final clause; used to draw the listener's attention to something) so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand?; (particle) (6) (at sentence end after the question marker か) I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...

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

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