Tanoshii Japanese

わらの男でも金の女の値打ちがある。

A man of straw is worth a woman of gold.

このわらのマット（日本語で畳）は、もはや手で作られない。

These straw mats, called "tatami" in Japanese, are no longer made by hand.

ぎりぎりの重荷を負ったラクダはわら１本でも積ませたら参ってしまう。

It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

あのわらは火が付きやすい。

That straw catches fire easily.

最後のわら一本がらくだの背骨を折る。

The last straw breaks the camel's back.

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