Abata mo Ekubo

Love covers many infirmities.

Ato ha no to nare yama to nare.

After us the deluge.

Ato no matsuri.

You come a day after the fair.

Ato no kari ga saki ni naru.

Many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

Atsumono ni korite namasu o fuku.

A scalded cat fears cold water.

Attemo kurou nakutemo kurou.

To have money is a fear, not to have it a grief.

Achira tatereba kochira ga tatanu.

It is hard to please all parties.

Atama kakushite shiri kakusazu.

The foolish ostrich buries his head in the sand and thinks he is not seen.

Ategoto ha mukoukara Hazureru

All that a man thinks comes not to pass.

Attate Kudakeyo

Take your venture, as many a good ship has done.

Ashi wo Arau

To wash one's hands of a thing.

Ashimoto kara Tori ga Tastu

Many things happen unlooked for.

Ashita ha Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku

Let the morn come and the meat with it.

Asuno Hyakuyori Kyo no Gojyu

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Asuarito Omou Kokoro no Adazakura

It is good to take the day before you.

Asadaimoku ni Yoinenbutu

His evening song and morning song are not both alike.

Asa no Naka no Yomogi

Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.

Akete Kuyashiki Tamatebako

Prospect is often better than possession.

Akusen Mini Tsukazu

Soon gotten soon spent.

Akuji Senri wo Hashiru

Ill news comes too soon.

Akusai wa Hyakunen no Fusaku

An ill marriage is a spring of ill fortune.

Akinai Sannen

Keep your shop and your shop will keep you.

Aka no tanin.

Meaning: As much akin as Lenson Hill to Pilsen Pen.

Ao wa ai yori idete ai yori aoshi.

Meaning: The scholar may waur the master.

Auno wa wakare no hajime.

Meaning: The best of friends must part.

Aite no nai kenka wa dekinu.

Meaning: It takes two to make a quarrel.

Yuushuu no Bi o Kazaru "to decorate the ending with beauty"

Equivalent to the positive tone of "ending on a high note," this expression refers to getting a well-deserved bump of recognition immediately before ending one's career.

Taikoban o Osu "to stamp a drum-size seal"

On official documents in Japan, a name-stamp is used rather than a signature. Seals vary in size and shape, but generally the bigger the seal, the greater the status. The seal for a university, for example, will be larger and more impressive-looking than the seal for an individual. Metaphorically, a "drum-size seal" is an enthusiastic endorsement, often used as a strong recommendation.