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Is it true that passing your cold on to someone else cures it?

Home is home, outside is outside.

Huh? Hundreds of thousands of yen for the betrothal gifts?!

Love is blind. And so is hatred.

Leave it to the experts.

Leave it to the professionals.

The eyes are the mirror of the heart.

Speech is silver, silence is gold.

Walls have ears, and sliding doors have eyes.

A samurai uses a toothpick even when he hasn't eaten.

Sometimes losing is winning.

Like father, like son — they're both hopeless.

Illness starts in the mind.

Still not resolved? Is it the prefecture or the central government that's responsible?

Collective responsibility is no responsibility.

Practice is the path to mastery.

Could this be love?

Exceptions prove the rule.

A promise is a promise.

The voice of the people is the voice of God.

A full stomach is as good as a feast.

Contentment is as good as a feast.

Silence is also an answer.

Wealth is the treasure of a lifetime; knowledge is the treasure of ten thousand generations.

No rest for the poor — always busy making ends meet.

Poverty is the mother of diligence.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Is that a recent photo?

Good idea!

The water's still cold, so I'm not planning to swim, okay?