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A bad wife is the shipwreck of her husband.

女房の悪さは六十年の不作。

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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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Well begun is half done.

滑り出しが好調なら事は半ば成就したのに等しい。

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As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.

錆が鉄を虫食むのと同様に心配は心を虫食む。

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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりで着実なのが競走に勝つ。

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

会わないでいると人の心はいっそう愛情が深くなる。

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It's never too late to make amends.

過ちを改むるにはばかることなかれ。

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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早寝早起きは人を健康で裕福で賢明にする。

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A great man will be remembered for his achievements.

虎は死して皮を留め、人は死して名を残す。

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It's never too late to make amends.

過ちては改むるに憚ることなかれ。

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The danger past and God forgotten.

危険が過ぎると神様は忘れられる。

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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

何でもこなす者は名人にはなれない。

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Faint heart never won fair lady.

気の弱い男が美女を得たためしがない。

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Where there's a will, there's a way.

意志のあるところには道がある。

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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早寝早起きは人を健康に、金持ちに、そして賢くする。

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It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse is stolen.

泥棒を見て縄をなう。

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Where there's a will, there's a way.

意志があるところに道は開ける。

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Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

いかに粗末であろうとも我が家に勝る所はない。

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Don't cry before you're hurt.

何もされていないうちから文句をいうな。

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You're never too old to learn.

どんなに年を取っても学問ができないことはない。

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Every cloud has a silver lining.

憂いの反面には喜びがあるものだ。

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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早寝、早起きは人を健康に、富裕に、賢明にする。

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Love me, love my dog.

私と友達になりたいなら、私の友達とも友達になってくれ。

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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

何でも屋は何でも中途半端。

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A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.

何時も柳の下に泥鰌は居らぬ。

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Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

子宝に恵まれに粗末でも、我が家にまさる所はない。

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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは元に戻らない。

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There is a skeleton in every closet.

どんな家にも内輪の悩みはあるものだ。

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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少なければ言い直しもたやすい。

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Two wrongs don't make a right.

他人が悪い事をしているからといって自分もそうしてよいということにはならない。

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Better wear out shoes than sheets.

すり減らすのはシーツではなく靴にしろ。

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As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

小羊を盗んで絞首刑になるくらいなら親羊を盗んで絞首刑になるほうがましだ。

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He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ。

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You can't have your cake and eat it too.

両方いいようにはできない。

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Barking dogs seldom bite.

よく吠える犬はめったにかみつかない。

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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

卵を割らなければオムレツは作れない。

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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは、一日にして建設されたものではない。

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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは1日でできたのではなかった。

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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりと着実なのが競争に勝つ。

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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

過ぎ去ったことを嘆いてもしょうがない。

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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早起きは三文の徳。

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