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jmdict 2153060 Active (id: 1968207)
本木にまさる末木なし本木に勝る末木なし
もときにまさるうらきなし
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ of soup and love, the first is the best
▶ one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse



History:
3. A 2018-01-14 11:09:46  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2018-01-09 09:37:34  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, kotowaza, 英語ことわざ教訓辞典, saito
  Comments:
not obsc
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>本木に勝る末木なし</keb>
@@ -12,2 +15,3 @@
-<misc>&obsc;</misc>
-<gloss>try though one might, it's impossible to replace one's first love</gloss>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
+<gloss>of soup and love, the first is the best</gloss>
+<gloss>one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse</gloss>
1. A 2007-03-28 00:00:00 
  Comments:
Entry created

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