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にんげんばんじさいおうがうま (Ningen banji saiō ga uma)
Every cloud has a silver lining / Fortune and misfortune are hard to predict
電車に乗り遅れたおかげで事故を避けられた。人間万事塞翁が馬だ。
Missing the train helped me avoid an accident. Every cloud has a silver lining.
任務に失敗して里に戻された忍びが、そのおかげで里を襲う敵にいち早く気づいた。人間万事塞翁が馬だ。
Sent home after failing his mission, the ninja was the first to spot the enemy attacking the village. Fortune and misfortune are hard to predict.
かっぱのかわながれ (Kappa no kawanagare)
Even a kappa gets swept away / Even experts make mistakes
ベテランの料理人が塩と砂糖を間違えた。河童の川流れだね。
The veteran chef mixed up salt and sugar. Even experts make mistakes.
水遁の術の達人が、川で足を滑らせて流されていった。河童の川流れとはまさにこのことだ。
The master of water-escape jutsu slipped in the river and was swept away. Even a kappa gets swept away — exactly that.
そなえあればうれいなし (Sonae areba urei nashi)
Better safe than sorry / Forewarned is forearmed
非常食と水を用意しておこう。備えあれば憂いなしだ。
Let's stock up on emergency food and water. Better safe than sorry.
忍びの装束には煙玉、縄、薬が仕込まれている。備えあれば憂いなし、どんな罠にも慌てない。
The ninja's outfit hid smoke bombs, rope and medicine. Forewarned is forearmed — no trap could make him panic.
まけるがかち (Makeru ga kachi)
Sometimes losing is winning / To yield is to conquer
兄弟げんかは負けるが勝ち。先に謝った方が気持ちも楽だ。
In sibling fights, sometimes losing is winning. Apologizing first makes you feel better too.
忍びはわざと捕まり、敵の城の中へ運ばれた。負けるが勝ち、牢の中から密書を盗み出す作戦だった。
The ninja let himself be captured and carried into the enemy castle. Sometimes losing is winning — the plan was to steal the secret letter from inside the cell.
ひとのふりみてわがふりなおせ (Hito no furi mite waga furi naose)
Learn from the mistakes of others / Learn wisdom by the follies of others
遅刻ばかりの同僚を見て、人の振り見て我が振り直せと思った。
Seeing my coworker who's always late, I thought: learn from the mistakes of others.
物音を立てて見つかった仲間を見て、若い忍びは自分の足運びを確かめた。人の振り見て我が振り直せだ。
Seeing his comrade get caught for making noise, the young ninja checked his own footsteps. Learn from the mistakes of others.
シーン: 助言
かほうはねてまて (Kahō wa nete mate)
Good things come to those who wait / Do your best, then wait for luck
面接はやり切ったし、あとは果報は寝て待てだ。
I gave the interview my all. Now good things come to those who wait.
密書は確かに届けた。果報は寝て待て、忍びは屋根の上で静かに知らせを待った。
The secret letter had been delivered. Good things come to those who wait — the ninja waited quietly on the rooftop for news.
すきこそもののじょうずなれ (Suki koso mono no jōzu nare)
What one likes, one does well / Passion is the key to skill
毎日絵を描いていたら上手になった。好きこそ物の上手なれだね。
I drew every day and got good at it. What one likes, one does well.
誰よりも手裏剣が好きな少年は、毎晩一人で投げ続けた。好きこそ物の上手なれ、やがて里一番の名手になった。
The boy loved shuriken more than anyone and practiced alone every night. What one likes, one does well — he became the best thrower in the village.
ひとのうわさもしちじゅうごにち (Hito no uwasa mo shichijūgo nichi)
Rumors don't last / A wonder lasts but nine days
今は騒がれているけど、人の噂も七十五日。気にしすぎないで。
People are talking now, but rumors don't last. Don't worry too much.
里では「あの忍びは術に失敗した」と噂になった。だが人の噂も七十五日、次の任務の成功で誰も口にしなくなった。
The village gossiped that the ninja had botched his technique. But rumors don't last — after his next successful mission, no one mentioned it again.
ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず (Hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu)
Seeing is believing / A picture is worth a thousand words
写真で見るより、百聞は一見に如かず。実際に京都へ行ってみよう。
Seeing is believing — instead of looking at photos, let's actually go to Kyoto.
敵の砦の噂は聞き飽きた。百聞は一見に如かず、忍びは夜の闇に紛れて自ら偵察に向かった。
He was tired of rumors about the enemy fort. Seeing is believing — the ninja slipped into the night to scout it himself.
シーン: 助言
せいてはことをしそんじる (Seite wa koto wo shisonjiru)
Haste makes waste / More haste, less speed
締め切りが近いけど、急いては事を仕損じる。一つずつ確認しよう。
The deadline is close, but haste makes waste. Let's check things one by one.
敵の屋敷を前に、若い忍びが飛び出そうとした。「待て。急いては事を仕損じる。」頭領が静かに止めた。
Facing the enemy's mansion, a young ninja was about to rush in. "Wait. Haste makes waste," the leader said quietly, holding him back.