Table 3 All proverbs introduced by NSJ students
Proverbs [meaning] | No. of cases used in L2 skits |
|---|---|
Koubou-nimo-fude-no-ayamari [Everyone makes mistakes] | 2 |
Nikai-kara-megusuri [Do something useless] | 0 |
Junpuu-manpan [Smooth sailing] | 2 |
Uou-saou [Go hither and thither] | 1 |
Juunin-toiro [There are as many opinions as there are people] | 4 |
Jigajisan [Blow your own horn] | 1 |
Gojuppo-hyappo [Six of one and half a dozen of the other] | 1 |
Mikka-bouzu [A person who cannot stick to anything] | 1 |
Hyakubun-wa-ikken-ni-shikazu [Seeing is believing] | 0 |
Seisei-doudou [Fair and square] | 1 |
Kyoumi-shinshin [Very interested in] | 1 |
Neko-no-te-mo-karitai [We are busy. We’ll take any help we can get] | 0 |
Kiki-ippatsu [Close call] | 6 |
Isshou-kenmei [Doing one’s best] | 3 |
Ishin-denshin [Heart-to-heart communication] | 0 |
Isseki-nichou [That’s killing two birds with one stone] | 1 |
Iki-tougou [Hit it off] | 2 |
Koukai-sakini-tatazu [It is no use crying over spilt milk] | 1 |
Zen-wa-isoge [Strike while the iron is hot] | 3 |
Tariki-hongan [Rely on other people] | 0 |
Total | 30 |