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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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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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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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Do as you would be done by.

人からして貰いたいように人にもなせ。

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It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

誰にも利益を吹きあたえないような風は悪い風である。

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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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Every cloud has a silver lining.

どんな悪いことにも良い面がある。

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What is done cannot be undone.

なされたことは元通りにはならない。

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It is never too late to learn.

決して学ぶのに遅すぎるということはない。

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Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

こわれやすいガラス張りの家に住む者は石を投げてはいけない。

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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。

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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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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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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は関わる友によってその人柄が分かる。

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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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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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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

卵を割らなくてはオムレツは作れない。

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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で裕福で賢明にする。

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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

年取った犬に新しい芸を仕込めない。

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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 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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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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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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The last straw breaks the camel's back.

最後のわら一本がらくだの背骨を折る。

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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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Do as you would be done by.

自分がしてもらいたいように人にもしなさい。

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

どんなに貧しくてとも我が家に優るところはない。

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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裕福にそして賢明にする。

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Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.

大きな集団の尻につくより頭になれ。

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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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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は付き合っている人間でわかる。

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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマはローマ人のするようにせよ。

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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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Fine words butter no parsnips.

ただ口先ばかりでは何の役にも立たない。

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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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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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His bark is worse than his bite.

彼のほえるのはかむのよりひどい。

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Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

結婚前は両眼を大きく見開いておれ、その後は、その半ばを閉じよ。

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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

たまごを割らずにオムレツは作れない。

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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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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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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

費用を受け持つ者に決定権がある。

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Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear.

悪魔のことを話せば悪魔が現れる。

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His bark is worse than his bite.

彼は口やかましいが本心は悪くない。

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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

こぼれたミルクを嘆いても無駄だ。

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Forewarned is forearmed.

あらかじめ警告を受けているのは、あらかじめ武装しているに同じ。

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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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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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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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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 hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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