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*🐱 "A cat is given a gold coin" (ねこにこばん) Gold coin - The ancient gold coin in the lucky cat's hand Meaning: Giving a gold coin to a cat, which doesn't understand its value. It's like "casting pearls before swine" or giving something good to someone who can't appreciate it. [Synonyms] 🐷 "Pearls before swine" (ぶたにしんじゅ) Literal translation: Giving pearls to a pig. *🐒 "Even monkeys fall from trees" (さるもきからおちる) Meaning: Even monkeys, who are experts at climbing trees, can fall from them. It's like "even the wisest can make a mistake." Even the most skilled experts can err.

Chinese: Station Japanese (Kanji): 駅 Japanese (Hiragana): えき Romaji: eki Chinese: Train Japanese (Kanji): 電車 Japanese (Hiragana): でんしゃ Romaji: densha Chinese: Transfer Japanese (Kanji): 乗り換え Japanese (Hiragana): のりかえ Romaji: orikaen Chinese: Map Japanese (Kanji): 地図 Japanese (Hiragana): ちず Romaji: chizu Chinese: Where? Japanese (Kanji): どこ Japanese (Hiragana): どこ Romaji: doko Chinese: Straight Japanese (Kanji): 真っすぐ Japanese (Hiragana): まっすぐ Romaji: massugu

The fortunes of life are unpredictable (Jinkan banji Saiō ga uma) - Originates from the Chinese idiom 'Sai Weng Shi Ma' (塞翁失馬), meaning 'the old man lost his horse'. - It's an idiom that signifies that life's events are unpredictable, and what seems like bad luck might turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

Chinese: This Japanese (Kanji): これ Japanese (Hiragana): これ Romaji: kore Chinese: That Japanese (Kanji): それ Japanese (Hiragana): それ Romaji: sore Chinese: Plastic bag Japanese (Kanji): 袋 Japanese (Hiragana): ふくろ Romaji: fukuro Chinese: Credit card Japanese (Kanji): クレジットカード Japanese (Hiragana): クレジットカード Romaji: kurejittokādo Chinese: Medicine Japanese (Kanji): 薬 Japanese (Hiragana): くすり Romaji: kusuri Chinese: Clerk Japanese (Kanji): 店員 Japanese (Hiragana): てんいん Romaji: ten'in

*"Even on a stone, for three years" (Ishinoue ni mo sannen) Meaning: If you sit on a cold stone for three years, even the stone will become warm. Metaphor for "Perseverance will eventually lead to success." *"Even dust, when piled up, becomes a mountain" (Chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru) Meaning: Even tiny dust particles, when piled up, can form a large mountain. Implies "Many a little makes a mickle" or "Great oaks from little acorns grow."

Chinese: Receipt Japanese (Kanji): 領収書 Japanese (Hiragana): りょうしゅうしょ Romaji: ryōshūsho Chinese: One person / Two people Japanese (Kanji): 一人 / 二人 Japanese (Hiragana): ひとり / ふたり Romaji: hitori/futari Chinese: How much? Japanese (Kanji): いくら Japanese (Hiragana): いくら Romaji: ikura Chinese: Discount Japanese (Kanji): 割引 Japanese (Hiragana): わりびき Romaji: waribiki Chinese: Tax-free Japanese (Kanji): 免税 Japanese (Hiragana): めんぜい Romaji: menzei Chinese: Try on Japanese (Kanji): 試着 Japanese (Hiragana): しちゃく Romaji: shichaku

๑ "Three heads are better than one" (Sannin yoreba Monju no chie) This can be translated in Chinese as: "Three humble cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang" *Sannin yoreba (三人寄れば): "Yoru" (寄る) means to gather or come together. Here it means "If just three people gather together" *Monju no chie (文殊の知恵): "Monju" refers to "Manjushri", the Bodhisattva of wisdom in Buddhism. The literal meaning of the phrase is: "If just three people gather and think together, they can generate profound wisdom like that of Manjushri." Which is equivalent to "Three humble cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang."

Chinese: Checkout Japanese (Kanji): お会計 Japanese (Hiragana): おかいけい Romaji: okaikei Chinese: Delicious Japanese (Kanji): 美味しい Japanese (Hiragana): おいしい Romaji: oishii Chinese: Thanks for the meal Japanese (Kanji): ご馳走様 Japanese (Hiragana): ごちそうさま Romaji: gochisousama Chinese: Order Japanese (Kanji): 注文 Japanese (Hiragana): ちゅうもん Romaji: chūmon Chinese: Recommendation Japanese (Kanji): おすすめ Japanese (Hiragana): おすすめ Romaji: osusume Chinese: Non-smoking seat Japanese (Kanji): 禁煙席 Japanese (Hiragana): きんえんせき Romaji: kin'enseki

๑「鰯の頭も信心から」 (Iwashi no atama mo shinjin kara) In English, this can be translated as: "Faith can move mountains" or "Where there's a will, there's a way." However, in Japanese, it also carries a sarcastic or mocking nuance, implying: "If you believe blindly, even worthless things can become sacred." *鰯の頭 (Iwashi no atama): Sardine's head. Meaning something useless, leftover, and meant to be thrown away. *信心から (Shinjin kara): From faith, from a devout heart. [Origin] This saying originates from a custom during Japan's traditional festival "Setsubun" (節分, setsubun) (usually around February 3rd each year). In ancient times, Japanese people would drive away evil spirits by roasting a sardine's head and sticking it onto a holly branch (called "柊鰯", hiiragi iwashi), then hanging it on their front door. It was believed that evil spirits disliked the smell of sardines and the prickly leaves of the holly, thus this practice would ward off evil. This proverb is an extension of that custom: "Even if it's just a useless thing, if you truly and devoutly believe in it, it can exert unexpected power."

Chinese: Hand Japanese (Kanji): 手 Japanese (Hiragana): て Romaji: te Chinese: Foot Japanese (Kanji): 足 Japanese (Hiragana): あし Romaji: ashi Chinese: Stomach Japanese (Kanji): お腹 Japanese (Hiragana): おなか Romaji: onaka Chinese: Tooth Japanese (Kanji): 歯 Japanese (Hiragana): は Romaji: ha Chinese: Menu Japanese (Kanji): メニュー Japanese (Hiragana): メニュー Romaji: menyū Chinese: Water Japanese (Kanji): 水 Japanese (Hiragana): みず Romaji: mizu