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Japanese Proverbs Starting by te
適材適所
[てきざいてきしょ, dekizai tekisho)]
the right person in the right place
鉄は熱い時に打て
[てつはあついときにうて, tetsu wa atsui toki ni ute]
strike while the iron is hot (from the English expression)
寺の隣に鬼が住む
[てらのとなりにおにがすむ, tera no tonari ni oni ga sumu]
next door to the temple live demons, the devil lurks behind the cross (i.e.: good and evil live nearby)
寺の門前に鬼が住む
[てらのもんぜんにおにがすむ, tera no monzen ni oni ga sumu]
demons live in front of temple gats (i.e.: evil and good are nearby)
天下は天下の天下
[てんかはてんかのてんか, tenka wa tenka no tenka]
the world is the world for the world (i.e.: the world does not exist for us, nor does it serve our needs or desires, and we have far less control over the world than we think we do)
転石苔をしょうせず
[てんせきこけをしょうせず, tenseki koke shousezu]
a rolling stone gathers no moss
天に向かってつばをはく
[てんにむかってつばをはく, ten ni mukatte tsuba o haku]
spit up at the heavens, to; who spits against heaven spits in his own face
泥中の蓮
[でいちゅうのはす, deichuu no hasu]
a rose amid nettles (refers to a young woman who keeps her chastity despite moral turpitude around her)
できたことは仕方がない
[できたことはしかたがない, dekita koto wa shikata ga nai]
what is done is done; what is done cannot be undone
出る杭が打たれる
[でるくいがうたれる, deru kui ga utareru]
don't make waves; don't rock the boat, (lit.: the protruding peg gets pounded down) Used to indicate that being distinct, different, or obvious is not a good thing.
伝聞は実験にしかず
[でんぶんはじっけんにしかず, denbun wa jikken ni shikazu]
sight goes before hearsay
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