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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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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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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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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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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりでも着実にやってゆけば勝負には勝つ。

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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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The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

プディングのうまいまずいは食べてみてから。

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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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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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A little learning is a dangerous thing.

少しばかりの学問は危険なもの。

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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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Every cock crows on his own dunghill.

人はだれでもお山の大将になれる。

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It's a poor workman who blames his tools.

へたな職人は道具に難癖をつける。

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

意志あるところには道がある。

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

どんなにみすぼらしくても、わが家にまさる所はない。

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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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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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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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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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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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Short accounts make long friends.

貸借の期間が短ければ交友期間は長い。

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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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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

馬を水際まで連れて行くことは出来るが、水を飲ませることは出来ない。

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

早寝早起きは健康と富と賢さのもと。

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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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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 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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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマにおいてはローマ人がするようにせよ。

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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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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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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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Nothing venture, nothing have.

何の冒険もしないなら、何も得られない。

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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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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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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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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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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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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

馬を水際まで連れて行くことはできても、水を飲ませることはできない。

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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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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマではローマ人がするようにせよ。

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

ゆりかごの中で覚えたことは墓場まで続く。

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

ケーキを食べてしかもそのケーキを持っていることはできない。

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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、金持ちに、そして賢くする。

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He that cannot ask cannot live.

人にものを聞くことができないものは生きることもできない。

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Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

ガラスの家に住む人は石を投げるべきではない。

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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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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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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 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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When the cat is away, the mice will play.

猫がいなくなるとネズミたちが遊びだす。

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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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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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