余り物に福がある

あまりものにふくがある

Leftovers are the best of all

余し物

あましもの あましぶつ

something not needed, person who is in the way

余り

あまり あんまり

remainder, rest, balance, remains, scraps, residue, remnant

余り者

interloper; third wheel; nuisance; burden; hanger-on

字余り

じあまり

hypermeter, excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.

余りに

あまりに

too much, excessively, too

の余り

のあまり

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry), overwhelmed, carried away, because of too much

余

よ

over, more than

有り余る

ありあまる

to be superfluous, to be in excess, to be more than enough

余りにも

あまりにも

too much, excessive, too

生り物

なりもの

farm products (fruit, berries, etc.)

物入り

ものいり

expenses

物作り

ものづくり

manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand

物知り

ものしり

well-informed person, walking dictionary, extensive knowledge

乗り物

のりもの

vehicle

鳴り物

なりもの

musical instrument, music

配り物

くばりもの くばりぶつ

present, gift

彫り物

ほりもの

carving, engraving, sculpture, tattooing

光り物

ひかりもの

luminous body like a shooting star