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Is there an equivalent expression in Japanese for "strike while the iron is
hot"?

I've seen a few questions on here with phrases and their equivalents. Does
anybody know of a site where these are collated?
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"Strike while the iron is hot" - Japanese equivalent
It is 「[鉄]{てつ}は[熱]{あつ}いうちに[打]{う}て」 and every Japanese-speaker would be
familiar with this saying.

English to Japanese: <http://www.wa.commufa.jp/~anknak/> (Click where it says
「英語ことわざのABC順分類」)
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There is an exact Japanese equivalent to "Strike while the iron is hot," that
is "鉄は熱いうちに打て." I don't know whether this proverb had existed before we knew
English version, or is just a translation of "Strike while the iron is hot."
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There are a couple of equivalents listed on WWWJDIC. I cannot vouch that these
are any common though.

「鉄は熱いうちに[鍛えよ]{きたえよ}」, a variant of the 打て version

「[善]{ぜん}は[急げ]{いそげ}」 _make hay while the sun shines_

「[奇貨居くべし]{きかおくべし}」 _if you find something rare, buy it_ (i.e. don't let an
opportunity slip)

「[幸運]{こううん}の[女神]{めがみ}は[前髪]{まえがみ}しかない」 _opportunity only knocks once_ , lit.
the goddess of good fortune has no hair except on her forehead
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