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

たとえどんなに粗末であろうと、我が家ほどよいところはない。

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All that glitters is not gold.

輝くものすべてが金とは限らない。

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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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A friend in need is a friend indeed.

まさかのときの友こそ真の友。

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

やる気があれば方法は見つかるもの。

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You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

旧弊な人は新しい事になじめない。

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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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A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks.

男の年は気持ちで決まり、女の年は容貌で決まる。

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

早寝早起きは健康と富と賢さのもと。

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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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A woman's mind and winter wind change oft.

女心と冬の風はしばしば変わる。

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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは取り返しがつかない。

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You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

あなたが私の背中をかいてくれれば、私もあなたの背中をかきます。

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A fool's bolt is soon shot.

愚者はすぐ奥の手を出し行き詰まる。

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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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He laughs best who laughs last.

早まって喜ぶな、最後に笑える者が勝ち。

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What is done cannot be undone.

いったんしたことは元どおりにならない。

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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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"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.

「転がる石は苔をもつけず」はことわざである。

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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

あらゆる職業に手を出す者は何の熟練工にもなれない。

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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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A fool and his money are soon parted.

愚か者の金はすぐにその手を離れる。

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When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out the window.

赤貧戸口に至らば、恋は窓より飛び去る。

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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は善い召使だが悪い主人だ。

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You cannot get blood out of a stone.

石から血を取り出すことはできない。

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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

勉強ばかりで遊ばないと子供はだめになる。

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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

すんでしまったことをいつまでもくよくよしても始まらない。

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You can't take it with you when you die.

死んだらお金はあの世へ持っていけない。

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Don't cross a bridge till you come to it.

橋の所へこないうちに橋を渡るな。

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There's many a true word spoken in jest.

冗談に言ったことが本当になる場合がたくさんある。

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What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

すずめ百まで踊り忘れず。

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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.

オムレツを作るには卵を割らなくてはならない。

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Well begun is half done.

出だしがよければ半ばやり遂げたようなものだ。

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Spare the rod and spoil the child.

鞭を惜しむと子供は駄目になる。

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Every Jack must have his Jill.

どんな男にもそれ相当の嫁のきてがあるもの。

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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're never too old to learn.

学ぶのに年を取りすぎているということはない。

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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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As you sow, so will you reap.

種をまくように刈り入れることになる。

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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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Every cloud has a silver lining.

どの雲にも銀の裏地がついている。

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To err is human, to forgive divine.

あやまちを犯すのは人の常、ゆるすのは神。

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