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生みの親うみのおやCommon wordExpressionsbiological parent · founder; creator; originator
冷や酒と親の意見は後できくひやざけとおやのいけんはあとできくExpressionsyou will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake
子供の喧嘩に親が出るこどものけんかにおやがでるExpressionswhen kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs
子供は３歳までに一生分の親孝行をするこどもはさんさいまでにいっしょうぶんのおやこうこうをするExpressionschildren pay back their debt to their parents in full by age 3 (through their cuteness)
子どもは親の背中を見て育つこどもはおやのせなかをみてそだつExpressionschildren grow up watching their parents' backs
子供は親の鏡こどもはおやのかがみExpressionschildren are a reflection of their parents
子を持って知る親の恩こをもってしるおやのおんExpressionsbecoming a parent makes you appreciate your own parents
子を見ること親に如かずこをみることおやにしかずExpressionsthe parent is the best judge of the child
子は親の鏡こはおやのかがみExpressionschildren are a reflection of their parents
孝行のしたい時分に親はなしこうこうのしたいじぶんにおやはなしExpressionswhen you want to be filial, your parents are already gone
実の親じつのおやExpressionsbiological parent; real parent
いつまでもあると思うな親と金いつまでもあるとおもうなおやとかねExpressionsyou cannot rely on parents and money to stay around forever
生みの親より育ての親うみのおやよりそだてのおやExpressionsa foster parent is dearer than a real parent
碁に凝ると親の死に目に逢わぬごにこるとおやのしにめにあわぬExpressionsif you get too absorbed in go, you'll miss your parent's deathbed
立っている者は親でも使えたっているものはおやでもつかえExpressionswhen in a hurry, use whoever is available, even your parents
義理の親ぎりのおやExpressionsparent-in-law; parents-in-law
親のすねかじりおやのすねかじりExpressionssponging off one's parents; living off one's parents
親のすねをかじるおやのすねをかじるExpressionslive off one's parents; depend on one's parents financially
親の七光りおやのななひかりExpressionsbenefiting from a parent's fame or influence; riding a parent's coattails
親に似ぬ子は鬼子おやににぬこはおにごExpressionslike father, like son; a child who does not resemble their parents is a changeling
親の光は七光りおやのひかりはななひかりExpressionshaving a famous parent is the best way to fame
親に叛くおやにそむくExpressionsdisobey one's parents; go against one's parents
親の因果が子に報うおやのいんががこにむくうExpressionsthe sins of the father shall be visited upon the son
この親にしてこの子ありこのおやにしてこのこありExpressionsthe apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
親はなくても子は育つおやはなくてもこはそだつExpressionsnature itself is a good mother; even without parents, children grow up
親はなくとも子は育つおやはなくともこはそだつExpressionsnature itself is a good mother; even without parents, children grow up
親の心子知らずおやのこころこしらずExpressionschildren don't appreciate their parents' love
親思う心にまさる親心おやおもうこころにまさるおやごころExpressionsa parent's love is greater than a child's love for its parents
親の恩は子で送るおやのおんはこでおくるExpressionsone's debt to one's parents is best repaid by giving them grandchildren
親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はないおやのいけんとなすびのはなはせんにひとつもむだはないExpressionsalways listen to your parents; parents' advice is never wasted
親の欲目おやのよくめExpressionsparents' biased view of their children; parents overvaluing their children
親の欲目と他人の僻目おやのよくめとたにんのひがめExpressionsparents overvalue their own children but undervalue others'
親が死んでも食休みおやがしんでもじきやすみExpressionsresting after a meal is sacrosanct
親を苦しめるおやをくるしめるExpressionscause one's parents distress; make one's parents suffer
親見たけりゃ子を見ろおやみたけりゃこをみろExpressionslike father, like son
親が親なら子も子おやがおやならこもこExpressionslike parent, like child; what can you expect from a child with parents like that?
親の顔が見たいおやのかおがみたいExpressionsWhat kind of parents raised you?; I'd like to see your parents' faces