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by
mauler
Mon Oct 20 2003 at 13:51:18
Recently, I have been collecting Japanese proverbs about money...
shiawase wa okane dewa kaenai
Money can't buy happiness.
tada hodo takai mono wa nai
Nothing is more expensive than something free. (ie "There's no such thing as a free lunch.")
tada hodo kowai mono wa nai
Nothing is scarier than somthing free.
ichi en o warau mono wa, ichi en ni naku
He who laughs at one yen, will cry over one yen.
kane areba baka mo danna
With money, even a fool can be a lord.
hayaoki wa sanmon no toku
Waking up early will earn you three coins. (ie "The early bird gets the worm.")
toki wa kane nari
Time is money.
son shite toku tore
There is profit in losses.
toranu tanuki no kawazannyou
Using the skins of uncaptured
tanuki
. (ie "Don't count your chickens before they hatch.")
yasumono kai no zeni ushinau
He who buys cheap products, loses coins. (ie "You get what you pay for.")
okyakusama wa kamisama desu
The customer is a god. (ie "The customer is always right.")
chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru
Even dust, if accummulated, will become a mountain (ie "A penny saved is a penny earned.")
onna sannin yoreba kashimashii
Japanese Slang
ame futte ji katamaru
Haragei
mono no aware
iwanugahana
baka mo ichigei
deru kugi wa utareru
asa meshi mae
i no naka no kawazu
happo bijin
neko ni koban
Ogenki desu ka
ishin denshin
saru mo ki kara ochiru
neko no hitai
no aru taka wa tsume o kakusu
kappa mo kawa nagare
ishi no ue ni san nen
urifutatsu
onoborisan
isseki ni chou
gomame no ha gishiri
hipparidako