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

朝起きは三文の徳。

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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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Well begun is half done.

始まりがうまければ半ばうまくいったもおなじ。

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

どんなにそまつでも、我が家が一番だ。

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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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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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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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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老いた犬に新しい芸当を教え込むことはできない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は交わる友によってその人物がわかる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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 cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Do as you would be done by.

自分が人からしてもらいたいと思うことは人にもせよ。

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There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.

100里を行く者は99里を半ばとする。

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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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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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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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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 cloud has a silver lining.

どの雲にも銀の裏地がついている。

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