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まだまだだね。 (Mada mada da ne.)
You've still got a ways to go.
Seriousness: Japanese Quotes & Phrases
Results: 11–20 of 20
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はんだんがおそい (Handan ga osoi.)
Your judgment is too slow.
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しんじつはいつもひとつ！ (Shinjitsu wa itsumo hitotsu!)
One truth prevails.
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あきらめたらそこでしあいしゅうりょうですよ。 (Akirametara soko de shiai shūryō desu yo.)
If you give up, that's when the game ends.
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ひゃくりのみちもくじゅうくりをもってなかばとす (Hyakuri no michi mo kujūkyūri wo motte nakaba to su)
The last mile is the hardest
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がくもんにおうどうなし (Gakumon ni ōdō nashi)
There is no royal road to learning
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まかぬたねははえぬ (Makanu tane wa haenu)
You reap what you sow / Nothing comes from nothing
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ころばぬさきのつえ (Korobanu saki no tsue)
Better safe than sorry / Look before you leap
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いのなかのかわずたいかいをしらず (I no naka no kawazu taikai wo shirazu)
A frog in a well knows nothing of the sea / Narrow-minded
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にとをおうものはいっとをもえず (Nito wo ou mono wa itto wo mo ezu)
Chase two rabbits, catch neither / You can't chase two hares at once