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物は試し, ものはためし
Expression, Proverb
the proof of the pudding is in the eating, the proof is in the pudding, don't knock it till you've tried it, you can't tell unless you try
安物は高物, やすものはたかもの
Expression, Proverb
buy nice or buy twice, you get what you pay for, cheap goods are (ultimately) expensive goods
甘い物は別腹, あまいものはべつばら
Expression, Proverb
there's always room for dessert, there's another stomach for dessert
物は言いよう, ものは言いよう, 物は言い様, ものはいいよう
Expression, Proverb
smooth words make smooth ways, it's not what you say; it's how you say it
物は使いよう, ものは使いよう, 物は使い様, ものはつかいよう
Expression, Proverb
things depend on how you use them, all things have their uses when they are used in the right way
ないものはない, 無い物は無い
Expression
1. there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have
See ない・1, emphatic form of ない
2. nonexistent, not in one's possession, we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have what we don't have
合わせ物は離れ物, 合わせものは離れもの, 合せものは離れもの, 合せ物は離れ物, あわせものははなれもの
Expression, Proverb
things that come together can also come apart, what may be joined may be separated
下戸と化け物はない, げことばけものはない
Expression, Proverb, Rare
everyone drinks at least a little bit, ghosts and non-drinkers do not exist
カエサルの物はカエサルに, カエサルのものはカエサルに
Expression, quotation, from Matthew 22:21
render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's
ものは相談, 物は相談, ものはそうだん
Expression, Proverb
1. a wise man is he who listens to counsel, a worry shared is a worry halved
2. I've got something to ask you
持つべきものは友, 持つべき物は友, もつべきものはとも
Expression, Proverb
a friend is a good thing to have, a good friend is a great blessing
持つべきものは友人, 持つべき物は友人, もつべきものはゆうじん
Expression, See 持つべきものは友, Proverb
a friend is a good thing to have, a good friend is a great blessing
右に出るものはない, 右に出る者はない, 右に出るものは無い, みぎにでるものはない
Expression, See 右に出る者はいない, Idiomatic expression, from the Chinese custom where the rightmost seat was the seat of honor
being second to none, being in a league of one's own
タダより高いものはない, ただよりたかいものはない
Expression, Proverb
nothing costs as much as what is given to us, there's no such thing as a free lunch