Proverbs

出でる杭くいは打うたれるって言いうしなハハハ

“YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY! THE NAIL THAT STICKS UP IS THE ONE THAT GETS HAMMERED DOWN, RIGHT? HEH-HEH-HEH...”

The Stake Kakashi Buried Twice: 出でる杭くいは打うたれる and the One Proverb VIZ Left Alone

N1 Proverbs Naruto

トビ…仏ほとけの顔かおも三度さんどまでだ…

“TOBI, EVEN THE BUDDHA LOSES PATIENCE EVENTUALLY...”

Even the Buddha Keeps Count: 仏ほとけの顔かおも三度さんど and the Three VIZ Rounded Off to "Eventually"

N1 ProverbsBuddhist vocabulary Naruto

井いの中なかの吠ほえし蛙かわずよ

“YOU'RE A LITTLE FROG, CROAKING IN YOUR PUDDLE.”

A Frog Kept, a Well Lost: 井いの中なかの蛙かわず and the Proverb VIZ Shrinks to a Puddle

N1 ProverbsClassical & archaic Japanese One Piece

リズムのある言葉ことばは聞きいてて気持きもちがいいでしょ。「河童かっぱの川流かわながれ」とか。「やっぱり春はるなのね」とかね。「すっかり秋あきだわね」とか、「ばったり行いき倒だおれ」とか、「つっぱりまわし蹴げり」とか、「こってりしょうゆ味あじ」とか。ね、じゃあ20巻かんスタート。

“Some phrases just have a nice ring to them, y'know? Like, "The water sprite goes flowing down the river." Or, "Ahh, spring." "It's totally autumn." "Drop dead." "Stiff roundhouse kick." Or, "Thick soy broth flavor." See? Let's begin Volume 20.”

When Sound Is the Point: 河童かっぱの川流かわながれ and the Rhythm List English Can Only Paraphrase

N1 Proverbs One Piece

情なさけは人ひとのためならず

“THEY SAY THAT BY BEING COMPASSIONATE YOU'RE ONLY HELPING YOURSELF.”

The Proverb Half of Japan Misreads: 情なさけは人のためならず and the Explanation VIZ Printed in Its Place

N1 ProverbsClassical & archaic Japanese Demon Slayer

〝猫ねこの手て〟で自分じぶんの顔かおを傷きずつけねェための

“TO AVOID SCRATCHING HIS FACE WITH HIS "CAT CLAWS"... IT'S PROOF THAT HE HASN'T FORGOTTEN HOW TO KILL!!”

So Busy You'd Borrow a Cat's Paw: 猫の手ねこのて and the Proverb VIZ's "Cat Claws" Never Hints At

N3 IdiomsProverbs One Piece

…フン！灯台下暗とうだいもとくらしとはこのことだな

“...EVER HEARD THE OLD SAYING ABOUT IT BEING DARKEST AT THE BASE OF THE BRIGHTEST LIGHTHOUSE?”

The Blind Spot at Your Feet: 灯台下暗とうだいもとくらし and the Lighthouse That Wandered Into VIZ's Proverb

N1 ProverbsClassical & archaic Japanese Naruto