Vocabulary

rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame

if you are prepared you don't have to worry; 'tis good to have a shelter against every storm; when one is prepared, difficulties do not come

to have one's knees be about to give way

one should not get involved in a marital quarrel

he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; sometimes you have to lose to win; losing is winning

without making waves; softly; (like) a willow in the wind

an army marches on its stomach; you can't fight on an empty stomach

moderation is its own medicine; take care of your stomach; don't overeat

things depend on how you look at them

things depend on how you use them; all things have their uses when they are used in the right way

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try

a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved

be careful what you say; consider your words

harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; people may be offended (or not) by the way you speak

silence is golden

if you don't speak your mind, you'll feel uneasy afterwards

to have no time to lose; to fight with every minute and every second

not distinguishing between what's good and bad; not knowing chalk from cheese; mixing good and bad together; shit and miso are the same

the style is the man; the style is the man himself

don't believe everything you hear; what is a paradise on hearsay may be a hell at sight

don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen

better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

no news is good news

as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time

to be filled with thousand emotions; to be overwhelmed by a flood of emotions; to be wrought by a thousand emotions

where might is master, justice is servant

the worst goes foremost; those one eagerly await will not arrive first

names and natures do often agree

to live long is to outlive much; the longer you live, the more shame you suffer

while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life

nobody knows the morrow; speak of tomorrow and the ogres laugh

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow

tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow

to have luck on one's side; to get lucky

the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

some are wise and some are otherwise; one thousand with their eyes open; one thousand blind

better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

prevention is better than cure

having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree; good luck does not always repeat itself