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いうはやすくおこなうはかたし (Iu wa yasuku okonau wa katashi)
Easy to say, hard to do / Easier said than done
毎朝走るって決めたけど、言うは易く行うは難しで、三日で終わった。
I decided to run every morning, but it was easier said than done — I quit after three days.
「敵将の首を取ってみせる」と豪語した足軽は、いざ戦場に立つと足がすくんだ。言うは易く行うは難し。
The foot soldier boasted, "I'll take the enemy general's head," but once on the battlefield, his legs froze. Easy to say, hard to do.
らくあればくあり (Raku areba ku ari)
After pleasure comes pain / Life has its ups and downs
連休で遊びすぎて、宿題が山積みだ。楽あれば苦ありだね。
I played too much over the long weekend, and now my homework has piled up. After pleasure comes pain.
宴の翌朝、若い侍は二日酔いのまま厳しい稽古に出された。楽あれば苦あり。
The morning after the feast, the young samurai was sent, still hungover, to harsh sword training. After pleasure comes pain.
ろんよりしょうこ (Ron yori shōko)
Proof beats argument / Show, don't tell
この方法なら速いって？論より証拠、やってみせてよ。
You say this way is faster? Show, don't tell — let's see you do it.
「わしの手裏剣は百発百中だ」と言う忍びに、師匠は「論より証拠」と的を指さした。
A ninja boasted, "My shuriken never miss." His master pointed at the target: "Proof beats argument."
いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる (Inu mo arukeba bō ni ataru)
Even a walking dog runs into a stick / Go out and things happen
散歩に出たら、昔の友達にばったり会った。犬も歩けば棒に当たるだね。
I went for a walk and bumped into an old friend. Go out and things happen.
当てもなく城下を歩いていた忍びが、偶然、敵の密書を拾った。犬も歩けば棒に当たる。
A ninja wandering aimlessly through the castle town happened to pick up the enemy's secret letter. Go out and things happen.
いわぬがはな (Iwanu ga hana)
Some things are better left unsaid
彼の失敗の理由は知っているけど、言わぬが花だね。
I know why he failed, but some things are better left unsaid.
師匠が昔、任務で大失敗したことを弟子は知っていた。しかし言わぬが花、黙って茶を差し出した。
The apprentice knew his master had once badly failed a mission. But some things are better left unsaid — he silently offered him tea.
となりのしばふはあおい (Tonari no shibafu wa aoi)
The grass is always greener on the other side
友達の会社がうらやましいけど、隣の芝生は青いだけかもしれない。
I envy my friend's company, but maybe the grass just looks greener on the other side.
「甲賀の里は飯がうまいらしい」とぼやく伊賀の忍びに、師匠は笑った。隣の芝生は青いものだ。
"I hear the food is better in the Kōga village," grumbled the Iga ninja. His master laughed. The grass is always greener on the other side.
ひとというじはひととひととがささえあっている (Hito to iu ji wa hito to hito to ga sasaeatte iru)
The character for "person" is two people supporting each other.
ケンカした二人の前で、先生は黒板に書きながら「人という字は人と人とが支え合っている」と言った。
In front of the two students who had fought, the teacher wrote on the board and said, "The character for 'person' is two people supporting each other."
（修行中の弟子たちに、忍びの頭領が）「忍」という字は、刃の下に心がある。耐え忍ぶ心こそが忍びの道なのだ。
(A ninja leader to his apprentices) "The character for 'ninja' has a blade above a heart. A heart that endures is the way of the ninja."
ひとはいつしぬとおもう…？ …ひとにわすれられたときさ… (Hito wa itsu shinu to omou...? ...Hito ni wasurerareta toki sa...)
When do you think a person dies...? ...When they are forgotten...
祖父の法事で、父は「人はいつ死ぬと思う…？ 人に忘れられた時さ…」と言って、祖父の思い出をたくさん話してくれた。
At Grandpa's memorial service, Dad said, "When do you think people die...? When they are forgotten..." and told us many stories about him.
（亡き師匠の墓の前で、弟子が）忍びはいつ死ぬと思う？ …忘れられた時さ。だから師匠はまだ生きている。
(An apprentice at his late master's grave) "When do you think a ninja dies? ...When he is forgotten. So my master is still alive."
にんじゃのせかいでるーるやおきてをやぶるやつはくずよばわりされる…けどな！なかまをたいせつにしないやつはそれいじょうのくずだ (Ninja no sekai de rūru ya okite o yaburu yatsu wa kuzu yobawari sareru... kedo na! Nakama o taisetsu ni shinai yatsu wa sore ijō no kuzu da.)
In the ninja world, those who break the rules are called trash... but you know what? Those who don't take care of their comrades are worse than trash.
遅刻した仲間を置いていこうとする友達に、「ルールを破る奴はクズ呼ばわりされる…けどな！仲間を大切にしない奴はそれ以上のクズだ」と言った。
When my friend tried to leave a late teammate behind, I said, "People who break the rules get called trash... but those who don't care about their friends are worse than trash."
（修行をさぼった弟弟子に）忍者の世界で掃除をさぼる奴は半人前と呼ばれる…けどな！おやつを独り占めする奴はそれ以上の半人前だ。
(To a junior who skipped training) "In the ninja world, those who skip cleaning are called half-baked... but you know what? Those who hog the snacks are even more half-baked!"
ひとつのことしかできないなら、それをきわめぬけ (Hitotsu no koto shika dekinai nara, sore o kiwamenuke.)
If you can only do one thing, master it to the very end.
絵しか得意なことがなかった彼女は、それを極め抜いて人気のイラストレーターになった。
She was good at nothing but drawing, so she mastered it to the end and became a popular illustrator.
（忍者ごっこで手裏剣投げばかり練習する弟に）一つのことしかできないなら、それを極め抜け！
(To my little brother, who only practices throwing shuriken when we play ninja) "If you can only do one thing, master it to the very end!"