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 ➥
先が見える さきがみえる to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate) exp v1 to have foresight; to be able to see the future exp v1 Advanced ➥