7.3 死しての千年より生きての一日 (Shi shite no sen nen yori ikite no ichi nichi) Better a day alive than a thousand years dead. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

7.2 塵も積もれば山となる (Chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru). Piled up dust can form a hill. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

7.1 風は吹けども山は動ぜず (Kaze wa fukedomo yama wa dōzezu). Winds blow, mountains are still. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.30 習うは一生 (Narau wa isshō). Learning lasts a lifetime. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.29 大欲は無欲に似たり (Daiyoku wa muyoku ni nitari). Wanting everything is wanting nothing. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.28 大は小を兼ねる (Dai wa shō o kaneru). Big can also serve as small. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.27 金は命の親 命の敵 (Kane wa inochi no oya inochi no kataki). Money is both the parent and the enemy of life. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.26 例外のない規則はない (Reigai no nai kisoku wa nai). There is no rule without an exception. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.25 礼も過ぎれば無礼になる (Rei mo sugireba burei ni naru) Too much kindness is deadly. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.24 雨に濡れて露恐ろしからず (Ame ni nurete tsuyu osoroshikarazu). Dew doesn't fear getting wet in the rain. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.23 目は目で見えぬ (Me wa me de mienu). An eye can’t see itself. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.22 悪銭身に付かず (Akusen mi ni tsukazu). Bad money doesn’t stick around for long. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.21 雨の夜にも星 (Ame no yoru ni mo hoshi). Even on rainy nights there are stars. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.20 親の意見と冷や酒は後で利く (Oya no iken to hiyazake wa ato de kiku). Advice of parents, just like cold sake, comes into effect later. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.19 言わぬことは聞こえぬ (Iwanu koto wa kikoenu). Something not said cannot be heard. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.18 まさかの時の友こそ真の友 (Masa ka no toki no tomo koso makoto no tomo). A friend in times of need is a real friend. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.17 類は友を呼ぶ (Rui wa tomo o yobu) Like attracts like. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.16 蟻の穴から堤も崩れる (Ari no ana kara tsutsumi mo kuzureru). An ant hole can cause an embankment to crumble. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.15 急いては事を仕損じる (Seite wa koto o shisonjiru). To rush things is to mess things up. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.14 雨晴れて笠を忘れる (Ame harete kasa o wasureru). The rain stops and you forget your umbrella. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.13 残り物には福がある (Nokorimono ni wa fuku ga aru). There is fortune hidden amidst scraps. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.12 七度探して人を疑え (Nanatabi sagashite hito o utagae) Check seven times before you doubt someone. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.11 降らぬ先の傘 (Furanu saki no kasa). An umbrella before it rains. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.10 時は得難くして失いやすし (Toki wa egatakushite ushinai yasushi). Time is difficult to grab and easy to slip. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.9 後生畏るべし (Kōsei osorubeshi). Respect posterity. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.8 その子を 知らざれば その友を 視よ (Sono ko o shirazareba, sono tomo o miyo). When a person's character is not clear to you, look at their friends. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.7 静中の静は真の静にあらず (Seichū no shizuka wa makoto no shizuka ni arazu). Stillness in the midst of calm is not true stillness. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

#Kotowaza 「窮鼠猫を噛む/きゅうそねこをかむ」 heißt wörtlich übersetzt: „Eine in die Enge getriebene Maus beißt sogar Katzen.“ Damit drückt man aus, dass in der Notlage selbst die Schwachen die viel Stärkeren zurückschlagen können. #Japan #Sprache pic.twitter.com/tyOBW0Dj1L

6.6 名人は人を謗らず (Meijin wa hito o soshirazu). A real expert doesn't criticize others. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.5 源清ければ流れ清し (Minamoto kiyokereba nagare kiyoshi). If the source is clean, so is the stream. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺

6.4 窮鼠猫を噛む (Kyūso neko o kamu). A cornered rat will bite the cat. #kotowaza #ことわざ #諺