Proverbs

Question 1

さるも木からおちる

Answer 1

Even monkeys fall from trees (nobody’s perfect)

Question 2

ごうに入ってはごうにしたか

Answer 2

When you enter a village, obey the village (When in Rome, do as the Romans do)

Question 3

鬼のいぬまにせんたく

Answer 3

To do the laundry while the ogre is out (when the cat’s away, the mice will play)

Question 4

のうあるたかはつめをかくす

Answer 4

The clever hawk hides its talons (he who knows most speaks least)