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Kotowaza II
Practice
5
Language - Japanese
10th Grade
01/13/2007

Additional Language - Japanese Flashcards

 


 

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Term
明日は明日の風が吹く

あしたはあしたのかぜがふく
Definition
Meaning: tomorrow is another day.
Term
蛙の子は蛙

かえるのこはかえる
Definition
Literal: a child of a frog is a frog

Meaning: like father like son
Term
猿も木から落ちる

さるもきからおちる
Definition
Literal: even monkees fall from trees.

Meaning: even an expert can make mistakes; or a warning that "pride comes before a fall.
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花より団子

はなよりだんご
Definition
Literal: dumplings rather than flowers.

Meaning: To have more interest in the food than the flowers (ie: the practical over the aesthetic).
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十人十色

じゅうにんといる
Definition
Literal: ten people, ten colours.

Meaning: Everyone has their own tastes;
Different strokes for different folks'.
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