石橋をたたいて渡る[転ばぬ先の杖、跳ぶ前によく見ろ]
Look before you leap. 《ことわざ》
いろは
I〔仮名文字の〕the Japanese alphabet [syllabary]名前をいろは順に並べるarrange names in Japanese alphabetic [syllabi...
いろはガルタ
iroha-garuta; a pack of cards, each of which is printed with one proverb beginning with a differe...
格言
〔ことわざ〕a proverb;〔言い習わし〕a saying;〔処世訓〕a maxim格言いわく「歳月人を待たず」「According to a maxim, [As the proverb ...
諺
a proverb; a (common) sayingことわざで言う通りas the proverb says [goes]ことわざにいわくA proverb 「has it [says] (...
賽
dice(▼単数形はdie. ただし諺ことわざ・文語以外は,普通dice, あるいはone of the diceをdieの代わりに使う)さいを投げるcast [roll/throw] dice...
成句
〔慣用句〕a set [fixed] phrase, an idiomatic phrase [expression];〔ことわざ〕a (common) saying, a proverb
譬え
1〔直喩〕a simile;〔隠喩〕a metaphor;〔比喩〕a comparisonいろいろなたとえを使って話をしたHe used various similes and metaphor...
必要は発明の母
Necessity is the mother of invention. 《ことわざ》
古い
1old古い家an old house [family]古い話[友人]an old story [friend]その壁画は古い昔から発見されずに埋もれていたThe mural painting ...