問うは一旦の恥問わぬは末代の恥 とうはいったんのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know exp proverb Advanced ➥
盆と正月が一緒に来たよう ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time exp adj-na as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time exp adj-na Advanced ➥