???? mizu ni nagasu
let flow in the water
Forgive and forget; water under the bridge

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Keizoku wa chikara nari.
Perseverance is strength.

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Putting the cart before the horse.
“It is important to do things in the right or natural order.”

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Years know more than books.
“Experience is more valuable than academic education.”

??????????? Kono chichi ni shite kono ko ari.
With such father there is such a child.
Like father, like son.

??????? Sake-wa honshin-wo arawasu..
Sake, reveals the true heart.

?????????????? Kannan-ni atte hajimete shiny?-wo shiru.
Translation: Friends are known first in hardships.
English equivalent: A friend is known in adversity, like gold is known in fire; A friend in need is a friend indeed.

??????????N? aru taka wa tsume wo kakusu.
The talented hawk hides its claws
“Still water runs deep.”

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First come, first served.

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Faith can move mountains.
“Nothing is impossible to those who have sufficient faith; applied not only to religious faith, but to any strong belief in a cause or objective.”.

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Minu ga hana.
Not seeing is a flower.
Reality can’t compete with imagination.

Japanese proverbs