Idioms Flashcards
1
Q
花に嵐
A
はなにあらし
Blossoms bring storms
Fatalistic insight about how misfortune looms over that happiest moments
2
Q
花よりだんご
A
Sweets over flower
Based on the flower viewing in Japan. Preferring food over flowers means you are more inclined to the practical than the aesthetic/philosophical
3
Q
芋(の子)を洗うよう
いものこをあらうよう
A
Like washing (a bucketful of) potatoes
When a place is jam packed (especially beaches)
4
Q
言わぬが花
A
Not saying is the flower.
It’s better to not say something, that say something ill spirited you are going to regret.
