Compounds of は

• ペンは剣よりも強し
  (exp) the pen is mightier than the sword
• 悪い事は出来ぬもの
  (exp) (id) (arch) Murder will out
• 一筋縄ではいかない
  (exp) not straight forward
  not dealt with by ordinary means
• 一筋縄では行かない
  (exp) not straight forward
  not dealt with by ordinary means
• 何かいい手はないか
  (exp) what would be a good way to do it?
• 何かいい手は無いか
  (exp) what would be a good way to do it?
• 甘言は偶人を喜ばす
  (exp) sweet words only please a fool (prov)
  flattery works on puppets and fools
• 去る者は日々に疎し
  (exp) Out of sight, out of mind
• 教うるは学ぶの半ば
  (exp) (id) We learn by teaching
• 金は天下の回りもの
  (exp) money comes and goes
  money goes around and around
• 好奇心は猫をも殺す
  (exp) curiosity killed the cat
• 昨日の友は今日の敵
  (exp) (id) A friend today may turn against you tomorrow
• 事実は小説より奇也
  (exp) (id) Truth is stranger than fiction
• 捨てたものではない
  (exp) not without its worth
  not to be undervalued
• 秋の日は釣瓶落とし
  (exp) the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well
• 情けは人の為ならず
  (n) (id) the good you do for others is good you do yourself
  lit: compassion is not for other people's benefit
• 寝言は寝てから言え
  (exp) don't talk nonsense
  lit: sleep talk after you go to sleep
• 世間は広い様で狭い
  (exp) (id) It's a small world after all
• 生兵法は大怪我の基
  (exp) (id) A little learning is a dangerous thing
• 栴檀は双葉より芳し
  (exp) (id) Genius displays itself even in childhood
• 全部ではないまでも
  (n) though all of them may not be included
• 知ったことではない
  (exp) to be of no concern to one
  to be nothing to do with one
• 知らぬは亭主許り也
  (exp) (id) Only the husband does not know
• 鉄は熱いうちに打て
  (exp) strike while the iron is hot
• 鉄は熱い内に鍛えよ
  (exp) (id) Strike while the iron is hot
• 天才と狂人は紙一重
  (exp) (col) there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
• 転んでも只は起きぬ
  (exp) (id) All's grist that comes to his mill
• 渡る世間に鬼はない
  (exp) (obsc) there are no devils in this world
  all humans are good at heart (even though they may appear frightening)
• 渡る世間に鬼は無い
  (exp) (obsc) there are no devils in this world
  all humans are good at heart (even though they may appear frightening)
• 逃がした魚は大きい
  (exp) (id) The fish that got away is always big