[だるま, daruma] (n) (1) (uk) daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with an blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted; (2) (uk) Bodhidharma; (3) prostitute; (P)
[ころばぬさきのつえ, korobanusakinotsue] (exp) 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; have a walking stick ready before stumbling