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人になる, おとなになる
Expression, Godan verb
to grow up, to become an adult
人につき, ひとりにつき
Expression
per capita, per person
人ニキビ, 大人にきび, 大人面皰, おとなニキビ, おとなにきび
adult acne
人にする, 独りにする, ひとりにする
Expression, oft. 一人にして
to leave (someone) alone, to leave to oneself, to leave (someone) be
一人にしておいて下さい。
人に口なし, 死人に口無し, しにんにくちなし
Expression, Proverb
dead men tell no tales, the dead cannot speak in their own defense
人に仕える, しゅじんにつかえる
Expression, Ichidan verb
to serve a master, to serve one's employer faithfully
人に追い銭, ぬすっとにおいせん
Expression, Idiomatic expression
throwing good money after bad
人に歴史あり, ひとにれきしあり
Expression, Proverb
everyone has a past, every person has their own history
娘一人に婿八人, むすめひとりにむこはちにん
Expression, Idiomatic expression
being besieged by suitors, to be popular, eight suitors for one daughter
人にも三分の理, ぬすびとにもさんぶのり
Expression, Proverb
the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext, even thieves have their reasons, give the devil his due
人に彼のものを, かくじんにかれのものを
Expression, Proverb
to each his own, may all get their due, suum cuique
人に厳しく自分に甘い, たにんにきびしくじぶんにあまい
Expression
hard on others but easy on oneself
杖に縋るとも人に縋るな, つえにすがるともひとにすがるな
Expression, Proverb
don't be a burden to others, lean on your cane, but don't lean on others
己の欲せざる所は人に施す勿れ, 己の欲せざる所は人に施すなかれ, おのれのほっせざるところはひとにほどこすなかれ
Expression, Proverb, from the Analects of Confucius
do not do unto others what you would not have done unto you
人我に辛ければ我また人に辛し, ひとわれにつらければわれまたひとにつらし
Expression
be mean to me and I'll be mean in return, I'll treat them as badly as they treat me
人には添うてみよ馬には乗ってみよ, 人には添うて見よ馬には乗って見よ, ひとにはそうてみようまにはのってみよ
Expression, Proverb
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them, you can't judge something until you've tried it, judge a man by living with him, and try a horse by riding him
馬には乗ってみよ人には添うてみよ, 馬には乗って見よ人には添うて見よ, うまにはのってみよひとにはそうてみよ
Expression, See 人には添うてみよ馬には乗ってみよ・ひとにはそうてみようまにはのってみよ, Proverb
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them, you can't judge something until you've tried it, try a horse by riding him, and judge a man by living with him
人に善言を与うるは布帛よりも煖かなり, ひとにぜんげんをあたうるはふはくよりもあたたかなり
Expression, Proverb
words provide more warmth than cloth