1、乗りかかった船／如箭在弦
● A boat you are already on.
○ To be already into something with both feet.

2、先んずれば人を制す／先发制人
● Be first and you will rule.
○ First come, first served.

3、急ては事をし損じる／忙中出错
● Hurry and fail.
○ If you hurry, you will most likely fail.

4、見ると聞くとはおおちがい／眼见为实，耳听为虚
● There’s a big difference between hearing and actually seeing.
○ Seeing is believing.

5、安物買いの銭失い／贪小便宜吃大亏
● Buy cheap and waste money.
○ Penny wise and pound foolish.

6、禍を転じて福となす／祸兮福所倚
●○ Turn a misfortune into a blessing.

7、過ぎたるはなお及ばざるがごとし／过犹不及
●○ Too much is as bad as too little.

8、壁に耳あり障子に目あり／隔墙有耳
●○ Walls have ears; paper screens have eyes.

9、石の上にも三年／坚持就是胜利
● Sitting on a rock for three years.
○ Perseverance brings success.

10、善は急げ／趁热打铁
● Do whatever is good quickly.
○ Strike while the iron is hot.

11、猿も木から落ちる／人非圣贤，孰能无过
● Even monkeys sometimes fall from trees.
○ Everyone makes mistakes.

12、転ばぬ先の杖／预防胜于治疗
● A cane for when you fall over.
○ Prevention is better than cure.

注：●＝a literal translation
       ○＝an expression with the same meaning