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念には念を入れる ねんにはねんをいれる (nennihanenwoireru)

to be extremely cautious

Expression N3
思考の原理 しこうのげんり (shikōnogenri)

law of thought

Expression N3
金が金を生む かねがこをうむ (kanegakowōmu)

money begets money

Expression N5
疑問が残る ぎもんがのこる (gimonganokoru)

for (some) doubtful points to remain

Expression N3
言うだけ野暮 いうだけやぼ (iudakeyabo)

it's tactless to state the obvious

Expression N3
その時はその時 そのときはそのとき (sonotokihasonotoki)

we'll cross that bridge when we get there

Expression N5
東は東西は西 ひがしはひがしにしはにし (higashihahigashinishihanishi)

East is East, and West is West

Expression N5
読みで よみで (yomide)

huge amount of material (worth reading)

Noun N3
捨てる神あれば拾う神あり すてるかみあればひろうかみあり (suterukamiarebahirōkamiari)

when one door is shut, another is open

Expression N2
飛んで火に入る夏の虫 とんでひにいるなつのむし (tondehinīrunatsunomushi)

rushing to one's doom

Expression N2
日暮れて道遠し ひくれてみちとおし (hikuretemichitōshi)

the day is short, and the work is much

Expression N3
親の因果が子に報う おやのいんががこにむくう (oyanoingagakonimukū)

the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son

Expression N3
システム理論 システムりろん (shisutemuriron)

system theory

Noun N3
目が出る めがでる (megaderu)

to have luck on one's side

Expression N4
名は体を表す なはたいをあらわす (nahataiwoarawasu)

names and natures do often agree

Expression N3
散じる さんじる (sanjiru)

to scatter

Verb N3
余り物に福がある あまりものにふくがある (amarimononifukugāru)

do not despair because you are the last to take your pick

Expression N3
夕焼けは晴れ朝焼けは雨 ゆうやけははれあさやけはあめ (yūyakehahareasayakehāme)

red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning

Expression N2
植物生理学 しょくぶつせいりがく (shokubutsusērigaku)

plant physiology

Noun N2
腰を抜かす こしをぬかす (koshiwonukasu)

to dislocate one's back

Expression N2
例外のない規則はない れいがいのないきそくはない (rēgainonaikisokuhanai)

there is no rule without exceptions

Expression N2
銅婚式 どうこんしき (dōkonshiki)

bronze wedding (anniversary)

Noun N2
逃がした魚は大きい にがしたさかなはおおきい (nigashitasakanahaōkī)

the biggest fish is always the one that got away

Expression N3
目処が立つ めどがたつ (medogatatsu)

the prospects look brighter

Expression N3
あちら立てればこちらが立たぬ あちらたてればこちらがたたぬ (achirataterebakochiragatatanu)

it is hard to please everybody

Expression N4
建国者 けんこくしゃ (kenkokusha)

founder (of a nation)

Noun N3
対立形質 たいりつけいしつ (tairitsukēshitsu)

allelic character

Noun N3
外来生物法 がいらいせいぶつほう (gairaisēbutsuhō)

Invasive Alien Species Act

Noun N3
明日の百より今日の五十 あすのひゃくよりきょうのごじゅう (asunohyakuyorikyōnogojū)

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Expression N4
特定外来生物 とくていがいらいせいぶつ (tokutēgairaisēbutsu)

introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)

Noun N3