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A stitch in time saves nine.
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korobanusakinotsue
expression
  1. 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
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korobu

Classical (nu) Present Indicative Negative Form

korobanu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to fall down; to fall over
  2. to turn out; to play out (oft. as どう転んでも)
  3. to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize (in early Japanese Christianity)
  4. to roll; to tumble
  5. (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
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saki
noun
  1. point; tip; end; nozzle
  2. head (of a line); front
  3. first; before; ahead (of)
  4. (the way) ahead; beyond
noun, no adjective
  1. future
no adjective, noun
  1. previous; prior; former; recent; last
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. destination
noun
  1. rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part
  2. the other party
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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tsue
noun
  1. cane; walking stick; staff; wand
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