兄たり難く弟たり難し | [けいたりがたくていたりがたし, keitarigatakuteitarigatashi] (exp) there is little to choose between the two; they're both about the same [Add to Longdo] |
秋茄子は嫁に食わすな | [あきなすはよめにくわすな, akinasuhayomenikuwasuna] (exp) (id) don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility) [Add to Longdo] |
女房と畳は新しい方がいい;女房と畳は新しい方が良い;女房と畳は新しいほうがいい;女房と畳は新しい方がよい | [にょうぼうとたたみはあたらしいほうがいい(女房と畳は新しい方がいい;女房と畳は新しい方が良い;女房と畳は新しいほうがいい);にょうぼうとたたみはあたらしいほうがよい(女房, nyouboutotatamihaatarashiihougaii ( nyoubou to tatami ha atarashi i houga ii ; nyou] (exp) wives and tatami are best when they're new [Add to Longdo] |
捕らぬ狸の皮算用;獲らぬ狸の皮算用;取らぬ狸の皮算用 | [とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう, toranutanukinokawazanyou] (exp) don't count your chickens before they're hatched; (lit [Add to Longdo] |