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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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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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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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A sound mind dwells in a sound body.

健全な精神は健全な肉体に宿る。

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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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.

早寝早起きは健康と富と賢さのもと。

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

どんなに粗末な家でも我が家にまさるところはない。

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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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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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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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'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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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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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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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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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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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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Better wear out shoes than sheets.

すり減らすのはシーツではなく靴にしろ。

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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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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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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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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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