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Barking dogs seldom bite.

吠える犬はめったに噛み付く事はない。

Hoeru inu wa mettani kamitsuku koto wanai

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This watch is real bargain.

この時計は正真正銘掘り出し物ですよ。

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I prefer reading to writing.

私は物を書くことより、読むことの方が好きです。

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Jane is absent from school today.

ジェーンは今日学校を休んでいる。

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His new novel is worth reading.

彼の新しい小説は読んでみる価値がある。

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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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