①八方美人

②まさかの時の友こそ真の友

③If you run after two hares， you will catch neither

④弘法筆を選ばず

①転石苔むさず

②悪妻は百年の不作

③すべての道はローマに通ず

④亀の甲より年の功

①Every man has his faults.

②Bad money drives out good

③Empty vessels make the most sound

④弘法筆を選ばず

①It is no use crying over spilt milk

②It is a long lane that has no turning.

③It is no meddling with our betters

④It is not necessary to teach a fish to swim.

①Give him an inch and he’ll tale a mile.

②Failure teaches success.

③Birth is much， but breeding is more.

④It is a long lane that has no turning

①Long life has long misery

②A drowning man will catch at a straw

③Bad money drives out good

④Money will come and go.

①Lend your money and lose your friend.

②Perseverance will win in the end

③All things thrive at thrice.

④Everything is good in its season

①What happens twice will happen three times.

②Set a thief to catch a thief

③Love sees no faults.

④Tomorrow is another day.

①There is no accounting for tastes.

②There is no royal road to learning

③While the thunder lasted， two bad men were friends

④When the cat’s away， the mice will play