Love can be forgiving in Japanese sayings ... and take the same path through life. The proverb is used particularly to say that ordinary people will not have extraordinary offspring.

THE Japanese are known for being direct, simple and straightforward. Here are some of their proverbs, along with our insights (in parentheses): A fog cannot be dispelled by a fan. (Seek the ...

Cherry blossoms are encoded into Japanese language and proverbs, showing their integral role in Japanese culture. There are at least 70 words in Japanese describing sakura and sakura-related ...

Every language has a vast number of proverbs ... the stones of the bridge before you cross it). Japanese abounds in wise and wonderful proverbs. Here are a few that I feel express the Japanese ...

The other day in English class I shocked a student by supplying her with a translation of the Japanese proverb "Even monkeys fall from trees." (The English-language proverb I used for the ...

Whether baffled by riches or picking up sticks, cats and dogs make their appearance in a number of Japanese proverbs. Cats are popular pets in Japan, but as the following proverbs underline ...