Japanese Proverbs About Numbers

A business takes at least three years of patient effort before it starts to become successful and stable.

Bad deeds and negative rumors spread quickly to the world.

Marrying an unsuitable wife results in a lifetime of hardship comparable to sixty years of crop failure.

A certain small profit today is better than an uncertain large profit tomorrow.

Learning just one thing and applying it to every situation without flexibility.

Even a small thing or a temporary measure can help someone get through a difficult moment.

Focusing on superficial differences while failing to realize that the final outcome is exactly the same.

There is essentially no difference between two things, even if there is a minor difference in degree.

Waking up early is good for your health and can bring small, unexpected benefits.

Eating the first produce of the season extends one's life by seventy-five days.

Seeing something once is more effective for understanding than hearing about it many times.

Deep affection nurtured over many years can vanish in a single moment due to a small, disappointing event.

One should stay focused and maintain effort until a task is completely finished, as the final stage is the most difficult.

Hitting the target with every shot, or having every plan or prediction come true with perfect accuracy.

To summarize the entire essence or meaning of something in just one word or phrase.

The idea that having a daughter as the first child and a son as the second is the ideal birth order.

Concentrating single-mindedly on a single goal or task without distraction.

Having a slight edge or superiority in skill or experience compared to others.

Waiting for something so eagerly that a single day feels like a thousand years.

Taking a bold risk and leaving the outcome to luck when the result is uncertain.

One difficulty or crisis follows another in quick succession.

The plans for the entire year should be made on New Year's Day.

With strong will and mental focus, one can manifest the power to overcome even the greatest difficulties.

Reading a book many times until it is thoroughly mastered.

Gaining a massive profit all at once with very little initial investment or effort.

Alternating between joy and anxiety as a situation changes.

A person so exceptionally strong or capable that they are a match for a thousand opponents.

A short period of time is extremely precious and valuable.

Every single movement or behavior.

Achieving two benefits with a single action.

Inferring the entire nature or state of something based on a small part.

Changing a disadvantageous situation into a favorable one with a single attempt.

A fair complexion can make up for many other physical shortcomings or defects.

Gaining two or more benefits from a single action or effort.

No one can predict what will happen in the immediate future.

To each their own; everyone has different thoughts, tastes, and personalities.

Getting back up no matter how many times one fails.

Things that have occurred twice are likely to happen a third time.

Attempting to achieve two different goals at the same time can result in failing to achieve either of them.