転ばぬ先の杖 ころばぬさきのつえ prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling exp proverb Advanced ➥
手杖 しゅじょう ちゅうじょう staff (esp. one used by a monk, e.g. as a walking stick during a pilgrimage) n Advanced ➥